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LI: To solve word problems involving percentages.
1. I have 8 bags of sweets. My brother eats 50% of them. How many do I have left?
2. 1 large pizza costs £10.95. If I buy 3 of them I get 25% off the total bill. How much
should I pay?
3. A carpenter needs to cut a plank of wood that is 3.75m long into 5 equal pieces. What
percentage of the plank is each piece?
4. Mr. Usher is 190cm tall and his sister Sarah is 10% shorter. How tall is Sarah?
5. The weather forecaster says that it is 200° C in London but only 75% as hot in New
York. How hot is it in New York?
6. A single paper clip is made from 9 cm of wire. I have 180cm of wire. I use 20% of my
wire. How many paper clips have I made?
JU - 2009
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7. Billy has 80 sweets. His sister eats 15% bags of sweets and he eats 27%.
(i) How many sweets has his sister eaten?
(ii) How many sweets has Billy eaten?
8. Jeff saves £2.50 a week for 12 weeks. He then spends 9% on a new toy. How much
does he have left?
9. The local shop normally sells Mars bars for £0.40 pence. The shopkeeper says if I buy
3 I can have them for 30% less than the normal price.
(i) How much does each Mars bar cost?
(ii) How much can I buy 3 Mars bars for?
10. Last year, Mr. Usher weighed 85.7 kg. This year he weighs 17% more. How much does
Mr. Usher weigh this year?
JU - 2009