Percentages - high school - practice problems
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- Error multiplication
In measuring the sides of a rectangle errors of 5% and 3% in excess are made. Find the error percent in the calculated area . - PC and laptop
A person spent Rs 50000 to purchase a desktop computer and a laptop computer. He sold the desktop at a 20% profit and the laptop at a 10% loss. If, overall, he made a 2% profit, then find the purchase price, in rupees, for the desktop. - A population
A population of fish starts at 8,000 and decreases by 6% per year. Use an exponential function to find the population of fish in 10 years. - IQ scores
IQ scores are normally distributed with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. What percentage of the population scores higher than 125 on an IQ test?
- The enrolment 2
The enrolment at a school has increased from 1400 learners to 1600 learners over 5 years. What is the percentage increase in enrolment? - Drunken drivers
40% of drivers driving between 11 pm and 5 am are drunken drivers. In a random sample of 20 drivers driving between 11 pm and 5 am, find the probability that: A) Exactly 12 will be drunken drivers B) At least 7 will be drunken drivers C) At most 5 will be - Using 4
Using the law of cosines, find the measurement of leg b if the givens are B=20°, a=10, and c=15. - Value of the note
A 10-month promissory note issued on March 21, 2021, bearing interest of 7.2% p.a., has a maturity value of $4128.02. Find the face value of the note. - Defect rate
A manufacturing machine has a 3% defect rate. If 9 items are chosen randomly, what is the probability that at least one will have a defect?
- Compound interest
Joel borrowed $3208.5 on November 2, 2021, at 3.6% p.a. How many days would it take for him to repay the loan if he made a payment of $ 3,720.34? Round up to the nearest day. - The sum 41
The sum of 640.00 was deposited in the first bank for five years, and the interest given was 160.00. Find the rate. - Exp decay
An element with a mass of 780 grams decays by 16.3% per minute. How much of the element is remaining after 16 minutes, to the nearest 10th of a gram? - The balance 2
If your balance at the end of 4 years is 50000, at a 5% interest rate, What was your original investment? - Years 3
How long will it take for a given sum of money to triple itself at 20% annual compound interest?
- A student 5
A student took the measurements of his classroom and gave the width as 7m and the length as 9m. If there is an error of 2 percent in measurement, determine the greatest value of [X+Y]/X if X and Y are the width and length of the classroom, respectively. G - Joy deposited
Joy deposited the sum of 50,000 in her bank account. After 5 months, she made another deposit of 125,000 and 6 months a lap before the withdrawal of 12,000 nairas. If the interest rate is 5% per annual, calculate how much she should have in her account. - A piece 11
A piece of wood is 220cm long. If 66cm is cut away from the wood, what percentage remains? - General right triangle
In a right triangle, if a =x+34 and b = x and c= 50, then solve for x. Side c is a hypotenuse. Then discuss the case when a or b is a hypotenuse. - Discrete and continuous
2,3,4,4,5,5,5,6,6,7 Assume the scores are measurements of a Discrete variable and find the median. Assume the scores are measurements of a continuous variable and find the median by locating the precise midpoint of the distribution.
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