Q.1.
Michael earns a salary of £24,523.50 per annum (per year). He has now been told that he will receive a 10% increase in his salary. How much will Michael earn per annum after his wage rise?
Q.2.
Lisa has just arrived in India from the UK, and she wants to change her pounds sterling into Indian Rupees (₹): the exchange rate is £1 = ₹91.If Lisa changes £2,500, how many Indian Rupees will she get?
Q.3.
Emily is going on holiday to Brazil next week, so she decides to change £800 into Brazilian Reals (R$). If £1 = R$5.32, how many Brazilian Reals will Emily get?
Q.4.
Elsie bought seven Easter eggs, one for each of her grandchildren. Each Easter egg cost the same amount and Elsie got £4.50 in change from a £50 note. How much would one Easter egg have cost?
Q.5.
A clothes shop is selling last season’s stock with a 60% discount. If a dress now costs £46.80, how much was it before the discount?
Q.6.
Lucy inherited 25% of her grandfather's business. If the business is worth £1,325,000, what is the value of Lucy’s inheritance?
Q.7.
Stephen has put £10,000 into a savings account. At the end of the year he is paid interest and his balance increases to £10,What rate of interest did Stephen’s bank pay?
Q.8.
It costs a factory £20,000 to build one car. If the factory wants to make a 200% profit on the sale of the car, how much must it sell it for?
Q.9.
Bruce has just arrived in the UK from Australia, and he wants to change his Australian dollars into pounds sterling: the exchange rate is £1 = $1.If Bruce changes $1,400, how many pounds sterling will he get?
Q.10.
Tracey’s bank account pays interest of 2% per year on any money in her account. If Tracey has £894 in her account when the interest is calculated, how much will she earn in interest?