Starter: No calculators!

In a class of 30, six pupils wear A shirt costing £40 is reduced by 20%
glasses. What percentage do not in a sale. What does it cost now?
wear glasses?

Of 150 workers in a factory, 33 are Is increasing by 20% twice the same

women. What percentage is this? as a 40% increase? Explain your
answer.

If I get 32 questions out of 40 correct A computer depreciates in value by

in a quiz, what percentage did I get 10% each year. If I bought a new
right? computer in February 2016 for £800,
what is it worth now?
Task 2: Calculator allowed
Which is bigger, 6% of 95 or 83% of 20.8? How much does a TV worth £260 cost
in a 12% sale?
In a class of 31 school children, 17 are girls. What A house costs £85,000 four years ago.
percentage are boys? It has risen in value by 23%. What is it
worth now?
The rental for a television set changed from £80 per A heron has discovered Sergio’s
year to £8 per month. What is the % increase in the goldfish pond. Sergio lost 70% of his
yearly amount? collection of goldfish. If he has 60
survivors, how many did he have
originally?

A concert ticket costs £45 plus a booking charge of 15% for paying by credit
card. Jan bought twelve tickets at the concert venue by cash but later realised
she needed six more tickets which she paid for over the phone using her credit
card. If the cost is now shared equally amongst all those going to the concert,
how much will each person have to pay?
Compound appreciation / depreciation

1) On July 1st 2004, Jack invested £2000 at 5% per annum

compound interest. Work out the value of Jack’s investment
on July 1st 2006
2) Gwen bought a new car. Each year, the value of her car
depreciated by 9%. Calculate the number of years after which
the value of her car was 47% of its value when new.
 Challenges
A box has a square base of side 30cm and height 20cm.
Calculate the percentage increase in the volume of the
box after the length and width of the base are both
increased by 10% and the height is increased by 5%.
£500 is invested for 2 years If £p is put in a 1.3% savings
at 6% interest per annum. account for x years. Write a
Work out the total interest formula for “W”, the
earned over the two years. amount after x years.
Given that G = ab, find the (no calculator!)
percentage increase in G I sell a boat for £9900
when both a and b increase making a 10% profit. What
by 10%. did I pay for it?