Class 4 Consumer Arithmetic (Jae)

1. Calculate percentages of money.

a. 5% of $2.80 = b. 10% of $43 =

2. Kyle gets $230 in a week. The following week his pay increased by 8%. Calculate his new wage.

3. A sum of $2800 was shared amongst Ben, Ruthie and Schola. Ruthie got 30%, Schola got 50% and Ben got the rest. Find how much each of the three received.

4. If 10% of an amount of money is $22, find the amount.

5. If 20% of an amount is $3000, what is 80% of the amount?

6. Steven sold 10 cabbages at $2.00 each, 20 heaps of cocoa for $5 each, and 10 heaps of potatoes at $3.00 each. What is Steven’s total earning?

7. Veni’s annual salary is $42 300. Calculate his monthly pay.

8. Allan worked from 7:00am to 4:00pm with an hour

off for lunch. If he is paid $28 an hour, how much

should he earn on that day?

Calculate the cash discounts on products as given below.

9. 20% on an item which normally sold for $418.

10. Calculate the weekly wage for Kenny who works Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day and 5 hours on Saturday. He is paid a fixed rate of $22 per hour.

11. An item was sold for $2100 cash. Or it can be obtained by paying $90 instalments for 26 months along with a deposit of $59. What is the hire purchase price?

12. A power generator was sold for $3 600 cash. It can be obtained by paying one-quarter of the cash price as initial deposit, and pay $247.50 in instalments for 12 months.

Find the:

a. initial deposit

b. balance outstanding

c. hire purchase price

d. savings if paid in cash

13. In Barbados, VAT is calculated at 17.5%. If the original price of an item is $300, what will be its total cost once VAT is added?

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