Functional Skills: Percentages (L2)

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

Which is closest to 2.1 kilograms as a percentage of 13.9 kilograms?

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

Which historic site had the greatest percentage increase in visitors between 1999 and 2002?

• Shakespeare’s birthplace

• Tower Bridge

• Stonehenge

• Fountains Abbey

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

Fill in the blank: The interest rate for borrowing between £2,001 to £5,000 is ____.

• A) 7.0%

• B) 7.5%

• C) 8.0%

• D) 9.0%

What is the total amount paid by the customer after one year if they borrow £4,000 at an interest rate of 7.5?

• £4,300

• £4,320

• £4,350

• £4,375

Fill in the blank: The closest estimate to the number of brochures sold in 2003 is ____.

• 2,840

• 6,640

• 12,320

• 16,120