# Exam-Style Questions.

## Problems adapted from questions set for previous Mathematics exams.

### 1.

GCSE Higher

(a) In an election, David Linewhip gained 27 552 votes out of a total of 43 715 votes. Write 27 552 as a percentage of 43 715 giving your answer to the nearest integer.

(b) Goodtrip Travel increases the cost of a holiday by 8%. The holiday originally cost £1245. Find the new cost of the holiday.

### 2.

GCSE Higher

In 2009 the price of a Big Mac was £2.29.

In 2013 the price of a Big Mac had risen to £2.69.

(a) Work out the percentage increase in the price of this snack over the four years.

(b) Express the price in 2009 as a percentage of the 2013 price.

(c) By what percentage must the 2013 price be discounted to equal the 2009 price?

### 3.

GCSE Higher

The value of a new car is £22 000.

The value of the car decreases by 30% in the first year then 10% in each of the next 5 years.

Work out the value of the car after 6 years.

### 4.

GCSE Higher

Windthrup bought a car for £9500 which depreciated by 6% in the first year and 3.5% in the second year.

a) Windthrup thinks that in two years his car depreciated by 9.5% over the two years. Show, with any necessary calculations, that Winthrup is wrong.

b) Windthrup's car depreciates by $$x%$$ during the third year. At the end of the three years the car is worth £8190. Find the value of $$x$$ to three significant figures.

### 5.

GCSE Higher

Zoe invests £5000 in an account for one year. At the end of the year, interest is added to her account.

Zoe pays tax on this interest at a rate of 25%. After the tax has been taken off she received £25.40 interest.

Work out the percentage interest rate for the account.

### 6.

GCSE Higher

Montague invests £7000 for six years in a bank offering compound interest at $$x%$$ per annum.

The investment is worth £7654.10 at the end of the six years.

Find the value of $$x$$.

### 7.

GCSE Higher

John times how long it takes him to run around Hazelnut Park each Friday afternoon. The last three weeks his times, rounded to the nearest minute are $$p, q \; \text{and} \; r$$.

He notices that $$q$$ is 5% more than $$p$$ and $$r$$ is 5% less than $$q$$.

Indicate which of the following statements are true:

(a) $$r \lt p$$ and $$r \lt q$$

(b) $$r \gt p$$ and $$r \gt q$$

(c) $$r = p$$ and $$r \lt q$$

(d) $$p \gt q$$ and $$p = r$$

(e) $$p =q$$ and $$p \gt r$$

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