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1 Show that = 42.5%.
40

(1 mark)

2 To make grey paint, Pierre mixes 90 cl of white paint with 20 cl of black paint and 10 cl of yellow paint.

a What percentage of the grey paint is white?

………………………%
(1 mark)

b What proportion of the grey paint is black?

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(1 mark)

3 Convert 32.5% to a fraction in its simplest form.

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(2 marks)

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4 Write the ratio 0.3 : 2 in its simplest form.

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(2 marks)

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5 a Express 45 cm as a percentage of 125 cm.

….……………………%
(1 mark)

b Show that 24 minutes is 12% of 3 hours 20 minutes.

(2 marks)

6 Jake makes concrete by mixing cement, sand and gravel in the ratio 4 : 2 : 1
Work out the mass of sand in 38.5 kg of concrete mix.

.......…………………kg
(2 marks)
7 The price of a TV is £382.49.
A shop reduces the price by 17.5% in a sale.
What is the sale price of the TV?

£…………………………
(3 marks)

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8 In 2012, the population of a village was 15 700.

a By the end of 2013 there had been an 8% increase.

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(3 marks)

b The local council predicted that by the end of 2014, the population would be 18 100.

Is this annual increase more than 8% or less than 8%?

You must show your working.

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(2 marks)
9 Ryan has a model plane.
The length of the model is 30 cm.
The length of the real plane is 72 m.
Find the scale used to make the model.
Give your answer in the form 1 : n

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(2 marks)

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10 Hamed wants to invest $6000 in a savings account for 5 years.

Account A pays simple interest at a rate of 4.75% per year.

Account B pays compound interest at a rate of 4.5% per year.

Hamed wants to receive as much interest as possible on his investment.

In which account should he invest his money?

You must show your working.

…………………………
(5 marks)
11 In a ‘15% off’ sale, Freya bought a DVD player for £179.99.
What was the original price of this DVD player?

£…………………………
(3 marks)

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