Percentages:

(1A04C023)
1100 students applied to a university last year. If 990 students apply to the university this year, what
is the percentage decrease in the number of applicants? Ans: 10%
(1A04C043)
A dress is sold at a discount of 20%. Sally is a VIP customer and gets an extra $50 off the selling price.
If the marked price is $500,
(a) how much does Sally pay? Ans: 350
(b) what is the discount per cent for Sally? Ans: 30%
(1A04C025)
The price of a coat is decreased by 24%. If its original price is $950, find the new price of the coat.
Ans: 722
(1A04D005)
The perimeter of a triangle is 56 cm. The length of the shortest side is 25% of the perimeter, and the
length of the longest side is 180% that of the shortest side. Find the lengths of the three sides of the
triangle. Ans: shortest side= 14, longest side = 25.2, third side = 16.8
(1A04D014)
A test consists of parts A and B only. Timothy scores 75 marks and 12 marks in parts A and B of the
test
respectively. Tommy’s score in part A is 10% lower than that of Timothy and their total scores are the
same. By what percentage is Tommy’s score in part B higher than that of Timothy? Ans: 62.5%
(1A04D019)
Mr Chan buys a car for $40 000. He sells it to Mr Cheng at a loss of 30%. Mr Cheng then sells it to Mr
Lee at a loss of $11 200. How many does Mr Lee pay? Ans: 16800
(1A04E001)
If a shopkeeper sold a pair of shoes at a discount of 20% of the marked price, the profit per cent is
20%. If he sold the pair of shoes at a discount of 60% of the marked price, the loss is $50. Find the
marked price and the cost price of the pair of shoes.

Percentages II
(3A02C022)
The value of a pen is now $4913. If its price has been increased by 15% per year for the last 3 years,
find the value of the pen 3 years ago. (Give your answer correct to the nearest $1.) Ans: 3230
(3A02C023)
An MP3 player is worth $800 now and its depreciation rate is 10% per month. Find the value of the
MP3 player
(a) 2 months later, Ans: 648
(b) 3 months ago. Ans: 1097
(Give your answers correct to the nearest $1 if necessary.)
(3A02C029)
Mr Cheung deposits $24 000 in a bank at a simple interest rate of 5% p.a. How long will it take for
him to receive an interest of $3000?
(3A02D020)
Mary deposits $1500 in bank A at a simple interest rate of 4% p.a., and $2500 in bank B at a simple
interest rate of 6% p.a. Find the total amount she will receive 2 years later. Ans: 4420
(3A02D004)
If a number is increased by 25% and then further increased by 20%, the result is 30 larger than the
original number. Find the original number. Ans: 60
Trigonometry
(2B14C012)
In the figure, find the value of y correct to 3 significant figures.

(2B14C058)
The figure shows a wooden board leaning on a stone. Find the height PQ of the stone correct to 3
significant figures.

(2B14C061)
In the figure, find the values of x and y.
(Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.)
Law of Indices

(2B09C035)
Round off the following numbers correct to 3 significant figures, and express your answers in
scientific notation.
(a) 927 483 015
(b) 0.000 633 842

(2B09D037)
Suppose a man slept eight hours a day on average throughout his life, and he lived to the age of 80,
how manysecondsdidthemansleepinhiswholelife?Roundoffyouranswercorrectto2significantfigures,
and express it in scientific notation.
(Take 1 year = 365 days)

Simultaneous Equations

(2B08C044)
The sum of the ages of Raymond and his father is 60. If his father’s age is 15 years more than twice
that of Raymond, how old are Raymond and his father?
(2B08C043)
The perimeter of a rectangle is 36 cm. If its length is twice its width, find its length and width.
(2B08D035)
After driving x hours at a speed of 40 km/h and y hours at a speed of 60 km/h, Peter covers a total
distance of 1800 km. If he drives back along the same road to the starting point at an average speed
of 50 km/h, the time required will be 2 hours shorter than the time taken in his forward journey. Find
the values of x and y.
Rate

Sequences:
(6A01C012)
It is given that the first term and the common difference of an arithmetic sequence are -5 and 4
respectively.
(a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence.
(b) Find the 5th term of the sequence.

(6A01C018)
For an arithmetic sequence with general term T(n), the common difference is –8 and T(6) = 24. Find
(a) the first term,
(b) T(n).

(6A01C011)
In each of the following, the general term of an arithmetic sequence is given.
(a) T (n) = 3 - 5n
(b) T (n) = 2(n - 3)
Find the first term and the common difference of each of the sequences.

(6A01D005)
It is given that the general term of a sequence is
T(n) = n^2 +1.
(a) Determine whether each of the following numbers is a term of the sequence.
(i) 48
(ii) 82
(b) How many negative terms are there in the sequence? Explain your answer.

(6A01D003)
For the sequence 2, 16, 54, 128, ... , given that its general term is T (n) = An^3, where A is a constant.