Basic operations and concepts - practice problems - page 6 of 332
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- A shop 6
A shop sells cool drinks at R10 each, excluding 15% VAT. What is the price of the cool drink, including VAT? - Flour to water
If the ratio of flour to water in a bread recipe is 5:2, how much water would you have to add to 17.5 cups of flour? - The price 4
The price of a commodity was increased in the ratio of 5:4. After one month, the same commodity was reduced in the ratio of 7:8 to attract more customers. Suppose the new price was 35. Calculate the price of the commodity before the increase. - Regular price 2
A clothing store advertises sales, "20% off regular price ". What will be the selling price of a dress if the original price is P820.? - A liter of a milk
One litre of milk costs Rs 42.50. What will be the cost of 2.5 litres? - Selling cloth
By selling 33 m of cloth, a shopkeeper loses an amount equal to the selling price of 3 m of cloth. Find the gain or loss percentage. - A recycling
A recycling bin contained 40 pounds of plastic in October and 50 pounds of plastic in November. By what percentage did the amount of plastic increase from October to November? - Unit price 3
A grocery store sells a bag of 6 oranges for $5.64. How much would it cost for 8 oranges? - A farmer
A farmer produces apples and pears in a ratio of 7:6. If he harvests 42 tonnes of apples, how many tonnes of pears does he produce? - Special sale
At a special sale, an article is sold at $32, which is 20% below the original cost. What did the article cost? - Suppose 9
Suppose that 14 inches of wire cost 42 cents. At the same rate, how much (in cents) will 48 inches of wire cost? - Inflation again
If the price of a commodity increases by 85%, by what percentage should consumption be reduced so that spending increases by only 48%? - Bags of sugar
After I had used 1/5 of a bag of sugar and then used 1/4 of what was left, I had 60 g of sugar remaining. How much did I start with? - Cement, sand, and gravel
Concrete tiles are made using buckets of cement, sand, and gravel mixed in a ratio of 1:4:6. How many buckets of gravel are needed for 4 buckets of cement? - Saving from salary
A man spends 65% of his salary and saves 525 euros/month. Find his monthly salary. - A retailer A retailer buys an item for $2.16 and sells it for $2.70. What is the percent increase in price?
- Becky Becky saved P3,50 on a pair of shorts during a 25% off sale. What was the cost of the pair of shorts before the sale?
- Sales 18 Sales in March decreased by 8% compared to February sales. If March sales reached P18,400., how much were the February sales?
- A recipe 6
A recipe requires 2 cups of milk for every 3 cups of flour. If you use 8 cups of milk, how many cups of flour do you need? - A wholesale A wholesale dealer purchased an item from a manufacturer for P2400 less 25% and 25% and sold the same item for P1620. Find the profit and the percent of the profit on cost.
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