Percentages level 2 skills check

A photo shop records how many customers choose enlarged photographs. On one day 9 customers out of 15 ordered enlarged photographs. What percentage of the customers ordered enlarged photographs?

• 6.0%

• 37.5%

• 40%

• 60%

The table shows the number of tins of soup of one type sold by a supermarket in a given week. The target sales are 90 tins per day. By what percentage is the total number of tins sold greater than the sales target for the week?

• 1.5%

• 15%

• 81%

• 87%

Wallpaper costs £11.40 per roll. In a sale there is a discount of 20%. What is the cost of 1 roll of wallpaper after the discount?

• £2.28

• £9.12

• £10.26

• £11.20

The average weight for girl babies aged 36 months is 13.9 kg. One girl aged 36 months weighs 2.1 kilograms less than this average. Which is closest to 2.1 kilograms as a percentage of 13.9 kilograms?

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

The bar chart shows the number of visitors to seven historic sites in 1999 and 2002. Which historic site had the greatest percentage increase in visitors between 1999 and 2002?

• Shakespeare’s birthplace

• Tower Bridge

• Stonehenge

• Fountains Abbey

The number of visitors to Warwick Castle on 1st August 2001 was 974. On 1st August 2002 there were 1,220 visitors to the castle. Which calculation gives the percentage increase in visitor numbers?

• (1220 - 974) / 974 × 100

• 1220 / (1220 + 974) × 100

• 974 / 1220 × 100

• 974 / (1220 - 974) × 100

In 2002 the number of brochures sold to visitors at Warwick Castle was 9,480. For 2003 it is expected that sales of brochures will increase by 30%. The closest estimate to the likely number of brochures that will be sold in 2003 is

• 2,840

• 6,640

• 12,320

• 16,120

A customer at an auction borrows £4,000 from a finance company to pay for furniture. The table below shows the interest rates charged by the finance company for borrowing money. How much interest does the customer pay on a loan of £4,000 after one year?

• £280

• £285

• £300

• £320

A man is a member of a trade association. This year he makes a single payment of £175 for membership. Last year he paid £16 per month for 12 months. Which calculation gives the percentage he saves this year compared to last year?

• (12 × 16 − 175) / 175 × 100

• (12 × 16 − 175) / (12 × 16) × 100

• 175 / (12 × 16 − 175) × 100

• (12 × 16) / (12 × 16 − 175) × 100

What is the smallest total number of tickets sold during any one week?

• 4000

• 4200

• 4800

• 5000