E1.12-Percentages-2A-Topic-Booklet-1_1
E1.12-Percentages-2A-Topic-Booklet-1_1
E1.12-Percentages-2A-Topic-Booklet-1_1
Percentages
Difficulty: Easy
Question Paper 1
Level IGCSE
Subject Maths (0580/0980)
Exam Board CIE
Topic Number
Sub‐Topic Percentages
Paper Paper 2
Difficulty Easy
Booklet Question Paper 1
Score: /30
Percentage: /100
Grade Boundaries:
Question 1
Write 55 g as a percentage of 2.2 kg. [2]
Question 2
Work out 85 cents as a percentage of $2.03 . [1]
Question 3
From a sample of 80 batteries, 3 are faulty.
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Question 4
Jasjeet and her brother collect stamps.
When Jasjeet gives her brother 1% of her stamps, she has 2475 stamps left.
Question 5
In a sale, the cost of a coat is reduced from $85 to $67.50 .
[3]
Calculate the percentage reduction in the cost of the coat.
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Question 6
7 The population of Dubai at the end of 2012 was 2.1 million.
This was predicted to increase at a rate of 6% each year.
Question 7
11 Anita buys a computer for $391 in a sale.
The sale price is 15% less than the original price.
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Question 8
4 Calculate 17.5% of 44kg. [2]
Question 9
8 Emily invests $x at a rate of 3% per year simple interest. [3]
After 5 years she has $20.10 interest.
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Question 10
6 In 2012 the cost of a ticket to an arts festival was $30.
This was 20% more than the ticket cost in 2011. [3]
Calculate the cost of the ticket in 2011.
Question 11
The Tiger Sky Tower in Singapore has a viewing capsule which holds 72 people.
[2]
This number is 75% of the population of Singapore when it was founded in 1819.
What was the population of Singapore in 1819?
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Question 12
Samantha invests $600 at a rate of 2% per year simple interest.
[2]
Calculate the interest Samantha earns in 8 years.
Question 13
Maria pays $84 rent.
The rent is increased by 5%.
[2]
Calculate Maria’s new rent.