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Grade 8 · Financial Maths
Percentages: The Complete Money-Maths Guide
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Answer all questions. Show all your working — marks are awarded for method as well as the final answer.

  1. 1
    Find 25% of R320 (percentage of)
    (2)
  2. 2
    Find 12% of 150 (percentage of)
    (2)
  3. 3
    Increase R2000 by 30% (increase)
    (2)
  4. 4
    Increase R450 by 8% (increase)
    (2)
  5. 5
    Decrease R250 by 20% (decrease)
    (2)
  6. 6
    A R900 item at 15% off (discount)
    (2)
  7. 7
    What percentage is 18 out of 24? (as a %)
    (2)
  8. 8
    What percentage is 30 out of 40? (as a %)
    (2)
  9. 9
    Bought for R80, sold for R100. Profit %? (profit)
    (2)
  10. 10
    Bought for R200, sold for R150. Loss %? (loss)
    (2)
  11. 11
    Add 15% VAT to R240 (VAT)
    (2)
  12. 12
    A price is R575 including 15% VAT. Price before VAT? (reverse)
    (2)
TOTAL: 24 marks
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