Review 7Percentages

  1. Last year I paid AED 1200 for my electricity. This year I paid 7.5% more. What did I pay this year?
  1. Aisha bought a watch for AED 300. This was 8% of her savings. What were her savings before she bought the watch?
  1. Senga is a secretary. Her annual salary of AED 76 800 is increased by 5.5%. What is her new salary?
  1. What is the sale price of a coat

normally priced at AED 260?

  1. A car costs AED 45 000 new. Three years later it is sold for 35% less. What is the car sold for?
  1. Waseema puts AED 3048 in her bank account. She gets interest of 4.5% per annum.

(a)Calculate the interest after one year.

(b)Calculate the total amount in her bank account after one year.

  1. Amna paid 6% of the price of a computer as a down payment. She paid AED 180 as a down payment. What was the price of the computer?
  1. During the sales a watch was priced at AED 540. The discount rate was 20%. What was the original price of the watch?
  1. Last week a shop sold 320 CDs. This week it has sold 15% more. How many CDs have been sold this week?
  1. Moneira bought some goods for AED 240. The original price was AED 300. What was the percentage discount?
  1. Yousuf spent 20% of the money in his wallet to buy a meal for AED 25. How much money did Yousuf have in his wallet before buying the meal?
  1. Asma bought a computer that cost AED 3000. Asma made a down payment of 15% of the price of the computer. The rest was paid in five installments. How much was each installment?
  1. A college employs 40 teachers. Next year it must reduce its teachers by 5%. How many teachers will there be next year?
  1. A piece of elastic is stretched by 24%. The original length was 25 cm. What is the new length?
  1. The price of a fridge-freezer is decreased by 15%. The original price was AED 1 800. What is the new price?
  1. After an increase of 4% in her monthly salary, Asma received AED 10 025.60 per month. What was Asma’s original salary?
  1. This year the profit of a company is 15% more than last year. This year the profit is AED 1 242 000. What was the profit last year?
  1. During the sales the discount on a dress was AED 80. This was 40% of the original price. What was the original price of the dress?
  1. The normal price of a hair dryer is AED 32. The sale price is AED 27.20. What is the rate of reduction?
  1. The price of a laptop computer is increased by 7.5% to AED 10 320. What was the original price?
  1. 40 out of 320 seats in a cinema were empty. What percent of seats were empty?
  1. The discount on a camera originally priced at AED 750 is 20%. How much is the discount?
  1. Rashad was given a loan of AED 8000. The total amount he repaid was AED 9000. What was the rate of interest?
  1. Khawla received AED 30. This was 10% of what was already in her purse. How much was in her purse after she added the AED 30?
  1. After a reduction of 10% during the sales, the price of a calculator was AED 8.10. What was the price of the calculator before the sales?
  1. The price of crude oil is AED 75 per barrel. The percentage increase in the price is 3%. What is the new price of a barrel of oil?
  1. A fan was sold with a 10% discount at AED 180. What was the original price?
  1. The price of a colour television has risen by 4% since 1995 to AED 2340. Calculate the price of the television in 1995.
  1. The price of a bike has increased by 12% to AED 168. What was the price before the increase?
  1. The price of petrol was increased by 20% to AED 0.84 per litre. What was the

cost per litre before the increase?

  1. Abeir earns AED 8400 net per month after deductions of 30%. What is her gross salary (her salary before deductions)?
  1. Hassan has a discount of 35% on his car insurance. He pays AED 1170 for his insurance. What would he have to pay if he did not get a discount?
  1. The number of students at a college rose by 8.5% in a given year to 2170. What was the student number in the previous year?
  1. Jose paid AED 315.60 for a pair of binoculars offered at 25% below the normal price. What was the normal price?

Review 7 Answers

1.AED 12902.AED 37503.AED 81 024

4.AED 1825.AED 29 250

6.(a)AED 137.16(b)AED 3185.16

7.AED 30008.AED 6759.368 CDs

10.20%11.AED 12512.AED 510

13.38 teachers14.31 cm15.AED 1530

16.AED 964017.AED 1 080 00018.AED 200

19.15%20.AED 960021.12.5%

22.AED 15023.12.5%24.AED 330

25.AED 926.AED 77.2527.AED 200

28.AED 225029.AED 15030.AED 0.70

31.AED 12 00032.AED 180033.2 000 students

34.AED 420.80

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