MATHEMATICS CONSUMER ARITHMTIC GRADE 10

PROFIT, LOSS AND PERCENTAGE CHANGE

1. Mr. Roberts bought a gas cooker for $945. He sold it to a customer for
$803.25 due to damage. Calculate:
a. the loss
b. the percentage loss

2. A businessman bought a personal computer for $10,768. Calculate the selling

price of the computer if he made a profit of 12%.

3. A businesswoman bought a refrigerator from a manufacturer for $1,378.

Calculate:
a. the selling price if she makes a profit of 17.5%
b. the selling price if she incurs a loss of 3.5%

4. A salesman buys a stove from a manufacturer. The salesman sells for the
$1,825 at a profit of 25%. How much did the salesman pay the manufacturer
for the stove?

5. Mrs. Frank earns $528 per week from which income tax is deducted at 40%.
Find her net pay.

6. A girl’s weight increased by 12% between her tenth and eleventh birthday. If
he weighed 52 kg on her tenth birthday, what did she weigh on her eleventh
birthday?

7. Maxie’s Department Store is having a sale. The regular price of a shirt is

$4000.
a. During the sale, a discount of 20% is given. Calculate the amount the
customer pays for the shirt.
b. When selling at the discount price, Maxie’s makes a profit of 60%.
Calculate the cost of the shirt to Maxie.
c. Calculate the percentage profit made when the shirt was sold for $40.