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PercentagesEdexcel IGCSE Maths: Subtopic test

10 questions, 26 marks

Edexcel IGCSE Maths

Percentages

Total 26 marks

Name

Class

Date

  1. 1
    A clothing shop is analysing sales and pricing using percentages during a seasonal sale.
    (a)
    A shop sells 45 out of 180 T-shirts in stock during a sale. What percentage of the stock was sold?
    [1 mark]
    • A25%25\%
    • B45%45\%
    • C20%20\%
    • D40%40\%
    (b)
    A jacket originally priced at 80 dollars is reduced by 15%15\%. What is the sale price?
    [1 mark]
    • A9292 dollars
    • B1212 dollars
    • C6565 dollars
    • D6868 dollars
    (c)
    Express 720\frac{7}{20} as a percentage.
    [1 mark]
    • A7%7\%
    • B35%35\%
    • C20%20\%
    • D70%70\%

    Total for question 1: 3 marks

  2. 2
    An electronics store is tracking price changes on a phone model over two consecutive price adjustments.
    (a)
    A phone originally cost 320 dollars. Its price increased by 12%12\%. Calculate the new price.
    [2 marks]
    (b)
    The following month, the new price of 358.40 dollars is reduced by 12%12\%. Calculate this reduced price and explain why it is not equal to the original price of 320 dollars.
    [2 marks]

    Total for question 2: 4 marks

  3. 3
    A charity is comparing its annual donation totals and needs to calculate percentage changes and reverse percentages to understand its funding history.
    (a)
    A charity's donations increased from 4200 dollars last year to 4830 dollars this year. Calculate the percentage increase in donations.
    [3 marks]
    (b)
    After a 15%15\% decrease the following year, the charity's donations became 4105.50 dollars. Use reverse percentages to find the donation total before this decrease.
    [3 marks]

    Total for question 3: 6 marks

  4. 4
    A company is analysing its revenue over three years, involving multiple percentage increases and decreases, and comparing the overall change to a single equivalent percentage change.
    (a)
    A company's revenue was 250,000 dollars in Year 1. In Year 2, revenue increased by 8%8\%. In Year 3, revenue decreased by 5%5\% from the Year 2 figure. Calculate the revenue at the end of Year 3.
    [4 marks]
    (b)
    Calculate the overall percentage change in revenue from Year 1 (250,000 dollars) to Year 3 (256,500 dollars, using your answer to part (a)), stating whether it is an increase or decrease.
    [4 marks]
    (c)
    Using a single multiplier method, show that combining an 8%8\% increase followed by a 5%5\% decrease gives an overall multiplier of 1.0261.026, and use this to verify your answer to part (b).
    [5 marks]

    Total for question 4: 13 marks

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