1 MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

REVISION WORKSHEET TEST 2_TERM 3_YEAR 8

1 Lin invests $16 000 at a rate of r % per year simple interest.

At the end of 5 years, she has a total amount of $17 920.

Find the value of r.

r = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

2 Carlos invests $4540 at a rate of r% per year compound interest.

At the end of 10 years he has earned $1328.54 in interest.

Calculate the value of r.

r = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

3 A meal costs $110 plus a service charge of 18%.

Calculate the total cost of the meal.

$ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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4 Clara invests $8500 for 4 years at a rate of 1.7% per year simple interest.

Calculate the total interest earned during the 4 years.

$ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

5 Antonio buys beach balls for $2.50 each and sells them for $4.20 each.

Work out the percentage profit he makes on each beach ball.

................................................... % [2]

[Total: 2]

6 Ahmed owns a company.

(a) Each year he earns $56 000 plus 3% of the year’s profit.

Calculate the amount he earns in a year when the profit is $320 600.

$ ................................................... [2]
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(b) In the following year the profit is $347 851.

Calculate the percentage increase in the profit.

................................................... % [2]

[Total: 4]

7 Ahmed borrows $8000 for 3 years at a rate of 5% per year compound interest.

Calculate the amount of interest he will pay at the end of the 3 years.

$ ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

8 Feri invests some money.

The rate of interest for the first year is 2.5%.
At the end of the second year the overall percentage increase of Feri’s investment is 6.6%.

Find the rate of interest for the second year.

................................................... % [2]

[Total: 2]
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9 Sanjay invests $700 in an account paying simple interest at a rate of 2.5% per year.

Calculate the value of his investment at the end of 6 years.

$ ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

10 Meera invests $700 in an account paying compound interest at a rate of r % per year.
At the end of 17 years the value of her investment is $1030.35 .

Find the value of r.

r = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

11 Chung invests $2460 at a rate of 3.5% per year simple interest.

Calculate the total amount of his investment at the end of 4 years.

$ ...................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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12 Annie invests $8300 at a rate of 5.6% per year compound interest.

Calculate the value of her investment at the end of 6 years.

$ ...................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

13 Kirsty changes $380.80 into pounds (£) when £1 = $1.19 .

Calculate the amount Kirsty receives.

£ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

14 Figs cost 43 cents each.

Lyra has $5 to buy some figs.

Calculate the largest number of figs Lyra can buy and the amount of change, in cents, she receives.

.............................. figs and .............................. cents change [3]

[Total: 3]

15 Sachin, his wife and three children go on a coach holiday.

Each adult ticket costs $375 and each child ticket costs $194.

Work out the total cost of the tickets.

$ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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16 Adam changes $700 into euros at a bank.

The exchange rate is $1 = 0.904 euros.

Work out the amount Adam receives.

................................................... euros [1]

[Total: 1]

17 Katya takes some coins to the bank.

The table shows the number of each type of coin.

Number of
Type of coin
coins

1 cent 12

5 cent 23

10 cent 17

25 cent 9

50 cent 7

1 dollar 24

Work out the total amount of money Katya takes to the bank.
Give your answer in dollars.

$ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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18 Ahmed buys materials from China costing 7560 yuan.

Work out the cost of the materials in dollars when the exchange rate is $1 = 7.06 yuan.
Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.

$ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

19 Friedrich borrows $1200 for 3 years at a rate of 5.6% per year compound interest.

Work out the total amount he pays back at the end of the 3 years.

$ ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

20 Ella wants to buy a car with a price of $13 500.

The price of the car is reduced by 16%.
Ella then pays a deposit of $500.

Show that the amount left for her to pay is $10 840.

[2]

[Total: 2]
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21 Sara invests $500 for 15 years at a rate of 2% per year simple interest.

Calculate the total interest Sara receives.

$ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

22 Cheng invested $4500 at a rate of 3.5% per year compound interest.

Calculate the total amount he has after 3 years.

$ ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

23 Sonia earns $8.12 for each hour she works.

She works for 35 hours each week.

Work out how much she earns each week.

$ ................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]
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24 $2600 is invested for 5 years at a rate of 4% per year simple interest.

Calculate the total interest at the end of the 5 years.

Answer $ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

25 Hazel invests $1800 for 7 years at a rate of 1.5% per year compound interest.

Calculate how much interest she will receive after the 7 years.
Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.

Answer $ ................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]

26 Find the value of .

Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

27 Calculate .
Give your answer in standard form.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]
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28 A company makes 40 600 headphones in one year.

Write this number

(a) in words,

....................................................................................................... [1]

(b) in standard form.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 2]

29 Calculate .
Give your answer in standard form, correct to 2 significant figures.

........................................ [2]

[Total: 2]

30 Work out the number of seconds in 10 days.

Give your answer in standard form.

................................................... seconds [2]

[Total: 2]

31 Calculate .
Give your answer in standard form.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

32 Find the value of

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(a) ,

................................................... [1]

(b) ,

................................................... [1]

(c) .

................................................... [1]

[Total: 3]

33 Find

(a) a multiple of 14,

................................................... [1]

(b) ,

................................................... [1]

(c) ,

................................................... [1]

(d) .

................................................... [1]

[Total: 4]

34 Work out the value of .

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]
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35 Find the exact value of .

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

36

Find the value of p.

p = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

37 Find the value of

(a) ,

Answer(a) ................................................... [1]

(b) .

Answer(b) ................................................... [1]

[Total: 2]
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38

Find the value of x.

Answer(a) x = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

39 Find the value of

(a) ,

Answer(a) ................................................... [1]

(b) .

Answer(b) ................................................... [1]

[Total: 2]

40 Work out.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]