Financial Maths Pre-Quiz

What is  $\frac{3}{4}$  as a percentage? 

The decimal 0.65 is equivalent to which percentage?

• 65%

• 0.65%

• 0.0065%

• 0.65

What represents 35% of $200?

• 35 x 200

• $\frac{35}{200}\times100$

• 0.35 x 200

• $\frac{65}{100}\times200$

What is 22% of $440?

Jackson scored 21 out of a possible 24

marks on his Maths test.

Write Jackson’s marks as a decimal and a percentage?

Include a comma between your answers.

A book store offers a 15% discount on all their books. What is the sale price for a book that was originally $25.40?

• $3.81

• $21.59

• $10.40

• $29.21

$2000 is invested for 15 months at a interest rate of 6.4% p.a. What are the values for the variables of the simple interest formula?

• P = $2000, R = 6.4 and T=15

• P = $2000, R = 6.4 and T=1.25

• P = $2000, R = 0.064 and T=1.25

• P = $2000, R = 0.064 and T=15

What does $1.015^4$ mean? 

• 1.015 x 4

•  $1+0.015^4$  

• 1.015 + 1.015 + 1.015 + 1.015

• 1.015 x 1.015 x 1.015 x 1.015
  

Gabe contributed $30 to the cost of a computer game and his mate Jake contributed $40. The ratio of Gabe’s contribution to Jake’s in simplest form is:

• 30:40

• 40:30

• 3:4

• 4:3

Which of these represents the calculation of 20% of 150?

• $20\times150$

• $\frac{20}{150}\times100$

• $\frac{20}{100}\times150$

• $\frac{20}{100}\times\frac{2}{150}$