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1
After surgery, Jimmy weighed 68kg.
During recovery he is expected to gain 5% of his weight every week.
What is his expected weight after 3 weeks
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78.7185kg
2
Cameron buys a house for £96000.
The value is expected to decrease by 4.8% per annum.
What is the expected value of the house after 5 years?
3 Marks
£75068.20
3
Mack puts £15000 into an investment fund.
The investment fund is expected to rise by 6.1% each year for the next 5 years.
Mack's aim is to have £20,000.
Is this investment projected to achieve his aim?
3 Marks
£20168.25
Yes, this is above £20000 so is projected to achieve his aim
4
A house appreciated in value by 36% to £320 960.
Calculate the original value of the house.
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£236000
5
James' calorie intake is 3600 calories.
During a fitness scheme he reduces his intake by 6% a day for 5 days.
What is his calorie intake on the fifth day of this scheme?
Give your answer to the nearest 10 calories
3 Marks
2640 calories
6
Sadie treats her friends to lunch.
A service charge of 14% is added to their bill making it £185.25.
Calculate the cost of the meal before the service change was added.
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£162.50
7
Ubivision made a profit of £280 000 this year.
They predicted their profits to increase by 4% each year for the next 3 years.
Calculate their predicted profit in 3 years.
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£314 961.92
8
A football stadium is redeveloped and its capacity is increased by 15%.
It now has 41400 seats.
How many seats did it have before redevelopment?
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36000
9
A share portfolio was worth £180 000.
The value dropped by 8% for 3 consecutive months.
What was the value of the portfolio after the 3 months?
3 Marks
£140163.84
10
A laptop is in the sale and its price is reduced by 12%.
It now costs £528.
How much was it before the sale?
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£600
11
Atlantis High has a school roll of 800 pupils.
The roll is expected to rise by 9% each year for 3 years.
What is the expected roll after 3 years?
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1036 pupils
12
The rent of a flat is increased by 12·5% and is now £900 a month.
What was the monthly rental before the increase?
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£800
13
Skyout industries made an annual profit of £38 000 000 in 2019.
They are expected to have reduced profits by 6% for 4 years.
Determine the expected profit in 2023
3 Marks
£29668460.48
14
Francis takes a wage cut of 7% and is now paid £48 360.
How much was Francis paid before their wage cut?
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£52 000
15
Greg purchased a property in 2009 for £102000.
The value of the property dropped each year by 8% until 2013
What was the value of the property in 2013?
3 Marks
£73072.08
16
The CEO of Hunter Industries receives a pay rise of 80%.
He is now paid £270 000.
What was he paid before his pay rise?
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£150000
17
A footballer's salary is improved by 20%.
His new wage is £720 000 per annum.
Determine his original wage.
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£600000
18
The population of hive of bees is monitored over a number of years.
The initial count is 15,000 bees.
In the first two years, the population increases by 11% each year.
In the third year, the population increases by 6·5%.
What is the population of the hive after 3 years?
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