Percentages: Edexcel International GCSE Maths questions

Every Edexcel International GCSE Maths exam question on 1.6 Percentages, 2019–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

All 196 questions on Percentages, as a list

June 2025 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q4 (6 marks): (a) Write 9 as a decimal. 10 (b) Write 3 as a percentage. 50 % Here is a shape made of squares. (c) Shade 5 of the shape. 8 (d) One of these fractions is not eq
June 2025 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q15 (2 marks): Jill scored 119 out of 140 marks in an exam. Work out Jill’s score as a percentage. %
June 2025 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q26 (5 marks): Zhou invests some money for 2 years. He invests $2500 with Bank A and $3000 with Bank B. Bank A Invests $2500 amount of money total amount of interest : = 20 :
June 2025 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q11 (5 marks): Zhou invests some money for 2 years. He invests $2500 with Bank A and $3000 with Bank B. Bank A Invests $2500 amount of money total amount of interest : = 20 :
June 2025 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q26 (4 marks): R, S and T are three similar vases. Diagram NOT accurately drawn R S T The volume of vase S is 72.8% more than the volume of vase R The height of vase R is h cm
June 2025 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q21 (5 marks): Joshua is going to cover a floor with tiles for a customer. The area of the floor is 45 m2 Joshua buys one box of tiles for each 1.5 m2 of floor area. Each box
June 2025 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q25 (3 marks): In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 15% The sale price of a dishwasher is 612 Swiss francs. Work out the normal price of the dishwasher. Swiss francs
June 2025 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q4 (5 marks): Joshua is going to cover a floor with tiles for a customer. The area of the floor is 45 m2 Joshua buys one box of tiles for each 1.5 m2 of floor area. Each box
June 2025 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q9 (3 marks): In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 15% The sale price of a dishwasher is 612 Swiss francs. Work out the normal price of the dishwasher. Swiss francs
June 2025 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q12 (3 marks): Osman buys a car for $16 000 The car depreciates at a rate of 12% each year for the first 2 years. In the third year, the car depreciates at a rate of x % At th
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q5 (4 marks): (a) Write 0.6 as a percentage. % (b) Write 19 as a decimal. 100 (c) What fraction of this shape is shaded? Write your fraction in its simplest form.
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q7 (4 marks): The normal price of a calculator is £26.80 Amy gets 1 off the normal price with her student discount card. 4 Amy buys 2 of these calculators. She pays with a £5
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q12 (4 marks): Seb went into a restaurant at 18 15 He left the restaurant at 21 40 (a) Work out the time that Seb spent in the restaurant. Give your answer in hours and minute
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q19 (6 marks): Anna makes cups. Each cup costs 6 Swiss francs to make. Anna puts the cups into boxes to sell. Each box contains 4 cups. Anna sells 80 boxes of cups for a total
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q22 (3 marks): In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 28% The sale price of a watch is 198 euros. Work out the normal price of the watch. euros
June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q2 (6 marks): Anna makes cups. Each cup costs 6 Swiss francs to make. Anna puts the cups into boxes to sell. Each box contains 4 cups. Anna sells 80 boxes of cups for a total
June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q5 (3 marks): In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 28% The sale price of a watch is 198 euros. Work out the normal price of the watch. euros
June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q13 (3 marks): Charlotte bought an apartment for $750 000 In the first year, the value of the apartment decreased by 4% In the second year, the value of the apartment decrease
June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q14 (3 marks): A company makes cars. The company makes 125 cars each hour for 9 hours a day. The company makes cars for 5 days each week. 24% of the cars the company makes are
June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q24 (3 marks): Tim buys a bracelet for 4000 Swiss francs. The value of the bracelet increases by 7% each year. Work out the value of the bracelet at the end of 3 years. Give y
June 2025, Paper 2 Higher, Q7 (3 marks): Tim buys a bracelet for 4000 Swiss francs. The value of the bracelet increases by 7% each year. Work out the value of the bracelet at the end of 3 years. Give y
November 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q15 (4 marks): Rema buys 140 plants. 35% of the 140 plants cost $6 each. 1 of the 140 plants cost $8 each. 4 The rest of the 140 plants cost $10 each. Work out the total cost
November 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q24 (4 marks): Shop A and Shop B have offers for buying the same type of laptop. The normal price of the laptop in Shop A is different to the normal price of the laptop in Sho
November 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q7 (4 marks): Shop A and Shop B have offers for buying the same type of laptop. The normal price of the laptop in Shop A is different to the normal price of the laptop in Sho
November 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4 (7 marks): Here is a rectangle made of squares. (a) Shade 3 of the rectangle. 7 Here are five fractions. 33 18 16 21 12 43 24 20 27 16 (b) Write down the two fractions tha
November 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q12 (4 marks): In an orchard, there are 240 fruit trees. There are only apple trees and pear trees such that number of apple trees : number of pear trees = 5 3 : 64% of the ap
November 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q20 (5 marks): N is a number. 17% of N is 357 (a) Work out the value of N N = In 2019, the population of a village was 650 In 2020, the population of the village was 806 (b) W
November 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q25 (3 marks): Nisha invests 20 000 euros for 3 years in a savings account. She gets 3.5% per year compound interest. Work out how much money Nisha will have in her savings ac
November 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q4 (5 marks): N is a number. 17% of N is 357 (a) Work out the value of N N = In 2019, the population of a village was 650 In 2020, the population of the village was 806 (b) W
November 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q9 (3 marks): Nisha invests 20 000 euros for 3 years in a savings account. She gets 3.5% per year compound interest. Work out how much money Nisha will have in her savings ac
June 2024 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q20 (3 marks): Slavomir invests 5200 euros in a savings account for 4 years. He gets 2.5% per year compound interest. Work out how much money Slavomir will have in the savings
June 2024 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q5 (3 marks): Slavomir invests 5200 euros in a savings account for 4 years. He gets 2.5% per year compound interest. Work out how much money Slavomir will have in the savings
June 2024 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q14 (4 marks): Bilpa, Claudia and David share 1200 euros. Bilpa gets 1 of the 1200 euros. 5 Claudia gets 42% of the 1200 euros. David gets the rest of the 1200 euros. Given th
June 2024 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q16 (4 marks): Footballs are made in a factory. On Monday, 375 footballs per hour were made in the factory. On Monday, footballs were made in the factory for 8 hours. On Tuesd
June 2024 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q24 (3 marks): In a sale, all normal prices are reduced by 17% The sale price of a fridge is 6225 rupees. Work out the normal price of the fridge. rupees
June 2024 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q8 (3 marks): In a sale, all normal prices are reduced by 17% The sale price of a fridge is 6225 rupees. Work out the normal price of the fridge. rupees
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q14 (5 marks): Chaviv makes 490 loaves of bread each week for his shop. 86 of the loaves are sourdough. (a) Write 86 as a percentage of 490 Give your answer correct to one dec
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q19 (3 marks): Ava records the number of kilometres she drives each month. In April, Ava drove 943 kilometres. This is 15% more than the number of kilometres she drove in Marc
June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q4 (3 marks): Ava records the number of kilometres she drives each month. In April, Ava drove 943 kilometres. This is 15% more than the number of kilometres she drove in Marc
June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q14 (5 marks): The combined savings of Abel and Bahira are 15 435 dinars. The savings of Bahira are 45% more than the savings of Abel. The savings of Bahira are 3 2 times the
June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q3 (6 marks): (a) Write these numbers in numerical order. Start with the smallest number. –77 39 –89 43 –6 (b) Write these decimals in order of size. Start with the smallest
June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q8 (4 marks): Bargain Crafts and Art’s Store each have a special offer on tins of crayons. Bargain Crafts Art's Store Crayons $4.20 per tin Pack of 5 tins of crayons for $18
June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q24 (5 marks): Ishir plants 600 bulbs in a garden. He plants tulip bulbs, crocus bulbs and daffodil bulbs so that number of tulip bulbs : number of crocus bulbs : number of da
June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q25 (3 marks): Giovanni invests 4500 koruna in a savings account for 4 years. He gets 2.4% per year compound interest. Work out how much money Giovanni will have in the saving
June 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q8 (5 marks): Ishir plants 600 bulbs in a garden. He plants tulip bulbs, crocus bulbs and daffodil bulbs so that number of tulip bulbs : number of crocus bulbs : number of da
June 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q9 (3 marks): Giovanni invests 4500 koruna in a savings account for 4 years. He gets 2.4% per year compound interest. Work out how much money Giovanni will have in the saving
November 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q5 (4 marks): Here is a shape made of squares. (a) Shade 2 of the shape. 3 (b) Write 3 as a percentage. 10 % (c) Write 48 as a fraction in its simplest form. 150 (d) Write 46
November 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q11 (5 marks): A rental company has 360 cars and some vans. The ratio of the number of cars to the number of vans is 3 : 5 4 of the cars are electric. 9 36% of the vans are el
November 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q17 (4 marks): Joshua buys a car for $12 500 He sells the car to Nina. Nina pays • a deposit of $1500 • followed by 36 monthly payments of $450 Work out Joshua’s percentage pr
November 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q20 (4 marks): Juan wants to buy a ticket to fly from Madrid to Berlin. He finds two different types of ticket he can buy in a sale, ticket A and ticket B ticket A ticket B 1
November 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q3 (4 marks): Joshua buys a car for $12 500 He sells the car to Nina. Nina pays • a deposit of $1500 • followed by 36 monthly payments of $450 Work out Joshua’s percentage pr
November 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q6 (4 marks): Juan wants to buy a ticket to fly from Madrid to Berlin. He finds two different types of ticket he can buy in a sale, ticket A and ticket B ticket A ticket B 1
November 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q3 (4 marks): (a) Write 0.03 as a fraction. (b) Write 0.9 as a percentage. % (c) Write these decimals in order of size. Start with the smallest decimal. 0.4 0.48 0.204 0.24 0
November 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q13 (4 marks): Bella buys 150 football shirts for a total cost of 1800 dollars. She gives 10% of the shirts to the local football team. Bella sells the rest of the shirts for
November 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q23 (3 marks): Hermione buys a boat for $26 800 The value of the boat depreciates by 8% each year. Work out the value of the boat at the end of 3 years. Give your answer corre
November 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q7 (3 marks): Hermione buys a boat for $26 800 The value of the boat depreciates by 8% each year. Work out the value of the boat at the end of 3 years. Give your answer corre
June 2023 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q4 (3 marks): Here is a shape made of squares. (a) Shade 4 5 of the shape. (b) Write 0.7 as a percentage. % (c) Write these decimals in order of size. Start with the smallest
June 2023 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q9 (4 marks): The pictogram gives some information about the number of cars sold by each of the four employees of Best Cars in April. Andros Key: Belinda represents 8 cars Ca
June 2023 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q25 (3 marks): Kazi buys a car for 700 000 taka. The value of the car depreciates by 12% each year. Work out the value of the car at the end of 3 years. Give your answer corre
June 2023 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q9 (3 marks): Kazi buys a car for 700 000 taka. The value of the car depreciates by 12% each year. Work out the value of the car at the end of 3 years. Give your answer corre
June 2023 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q13 (2 marks): One week, an online company carried out a total of 175 deals. 49 of these deals were in yen. Work out the percentage of deals carried out in yen. %
June 2023 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q21 (7 marks): In his previous job, Pierre was paid 400 euros in total for working a 5-day week. In his new job, Pierre is paid 14 euros per hour. In his new job, Pierre works
June 2023 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q6 (7 marks): In his previous job, Pierre was paid 400 euros in total for working a 5-day week. In his new job, Pierre is paid 14 euros per hour. In his new job, Pierre works
June 2023 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q13 (3 marks): Feruzi invests 80 000 Kenyan shillings (KES) He invests the money for 3 years at x% compound interest each year. At the end of 3 years, the total interest he re
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q1 (4 marks): (a) Shade 4 5 of this shape. (b) Write 27 36 as a fraction in its simplest form. (c) Write 3 100 as a decimal. (d) Write 7 50 as a percentage. %
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q6 (4 marks): Vivienne makes bread. The weight of yeast she uses is 1% of the weight of flour she uses. Vivienne uses 750 g of flour. (a) Work out the weight of yeast she use
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q11 (4 marks): Pablo buys some tickets to go to the theatre. 3 of the tickets are for adults. The remaining tickets are for children. Each adult ticket costs 12 euros. The chi
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q18 (4 marks): Nanette buys 60 notebooks for a total cost of 780 dirhams. Nanette sells 70% of the notebooks for 22 dirhams each. She sells the remaining notebooks for 19 dirh
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q3 (4 marks): Nanette buys 60 notebooks for a total cost of 780 dirhams. Nanette sells 70% of the notebooks for 22 dirhams each. She sells the remaining notebooks for 19 dirh
June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q15 (6 marks): (a) 2 2 n 3 16 2 Work out the value of n Show your working clearly. n = (b) Find 4% of 4.5 × 10 157 Give your answer in standard form.
June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q24 (3 marks): Charlotte buys a painting for $680 The value of the painting increases by 4% each year. Work out the value of the painting at the end of 3 years. Give your answ
June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q8 (3 marks): Charlotte buys a painting for $680 The value of the painting increases by 4% each year. Work out the value of the painting at the end of 3 years. Give your answ
June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q16 (5 marks): Q is directly proportional to t The graph shows the relationship between Q and t for 0 < t < 8 Q 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 t (a) Find a formula for Q
January 2023 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q7 (5 marks): (a) Write these decimals in order of size. Start with the smallest decimal. 0.5 0.54 0.45 0.504 0.405 (b) Write 0.08 as a percentage. % (c) Write 31 9 as a mixe
January 2023 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q19 (4 marks): Divya and Yuan each pay for a holiday at a special offer price. Divya’s holiday Yuan’s holiday Normal price: $1600 Normal price: $1400 Special offer: Special of
January 2023 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q4 (4 marks): Divya and Yuan each pay for a holiday at a special offer price. Divya’s holiday Yuan’s holiday Normal price: $1600 Normal price: $1400 Special offer: Special of
January 2023 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q23 (6 marks): Teresa invests $2000 for 3 years in a savings account. She gets 4% each year compound interest. (a) How much money will Teresa have in her savings account at th
January 2023 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q9 (6 marks): Teresa invests $2000 for 3 years in a savings account. She gets 4% each year compound interest. (a) How much money will Teresa have in her savings account at th
January 2023 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q13 (3 marks): A rectangle has length L and width W L is increased by 20% W is decreased by 35% Calculate the percentage reduction in the area of the rectangle. %
January 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q10 (3 marks): Orange squash is made from orange juice and water. Sean has two different cartons of orange squash, carton P and carton Q. The table gives information about the
January 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q21 (7 marks): Shane bought a car. The amount Shane paid for the car was $32 000 Theresa also bought a car. To pay for this car, Theresa paid a deposit of $18 000 together wit
January 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q6 (7 marks): Shane bought a car. The amount Shane paid for the car was $32 000 Theresa also bought a car. To pay for this car, Theresa paid a deposit of $18 000 together wit
January 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q9 (7 marks): There are 120 cyclists in a cycling club. There are 67 professional cyclists and the rest are amateur cyclists. Each of these cyclists was asked to name their f
January 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q13 (4 marks): There are 380 students in a Sixth Form. The students are either in the Upper Sixth or in the Lower Sixth. The number of students in the Upper Sixth is 20 fewer
January 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q23 (4 marks): Matteo is going to invest 5000 Swiss francs for two years. He can invest his money in Bank G or in Bank H. Bank G Bank H 1.6% per year 2.9% interest added after
January 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q8 (4 marks): Matteo is going to invest 5000 Swiss francs for two years. He can invest his money in Bank G or in Bank H. Bank G Bank H 1.6% per year 2.9% interest added after
June 2022 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q20 (4 marks): The language department of a college has 180 students. Each student studies exactly one of French, German, Italian or Spanish. 15 students study French. 45% of
June 2022 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q24 (3 marks): Jane bought a new car for $18 000 The car depreciates in value by 15% each year. Work out the value of the car at the end of 4 years. Give your answer correct t
June 2022 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q4 (4 marks): The language department of a college has 180 students. Each student studies exactly one of French, German, Italian or Spanish. 15 students study French. 45% of
June 2022 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q8 (3 marks): Jane bought a new car for $18 000 The car depreciates in value by 15% each year. Work out the value of the car at the end of 4 years. Give your answer correct t
June 2022 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q15 (4 marks): Kim spends $N Of this, she spends 40% on food 1 4 on clothes and the rest on petrol Kim spends $P on petrol. Work out the ratio P : N in the form a : b where a
June 2022 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q25 (3 marks): A cinema increased the cost of an adult ticket by 12% After the increase, the cost of an adult ticket was £18.20 Work out the cost of an adult ticket before the
June 2022 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q8 (3 marks): A cinema increased the cost of an adult ticket by 12% After the increase, the cost of an adult ticket was £18.20 Work out the cost of an adult ticket before the
June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q14 (5 marks): In 2001, the total number of cars produced in the world was 39.8 million. In 2006, the total number of cars produced in the world was 10.1 million greater than
June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q21 (6 marks): Asha bought an apartment. The table gives information about the value of apartments, in euros, and the annual service charge band. Value (x euros) Service charg
June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q6 (6 marks): Asha bought an apartment. The table gives information about the value of apartments, in euros, and the annual service charge band. Value (x euros) Service charg
June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q13 (5 marks): Antoine is going on holiday. He makes 3 separate payments to cover the total cost of his holiday. The following table shows how much money Antoine pays to the h
June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q6 (4 marks): Here are two special offers for buying dog food. Special offer A Special offer B Normally Normally $1.40 a tin pack of 6 tins for $7.20 Special offer Special of
June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q25 (3 marks): Pasha invests 50 000 dollars in a savings account for 4 years. He gets 1.3% per year compound interest. Work out how much money Pasha will have in his savings a
June 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q9 (3 marks): Pasha invests 50 000 dollars in a savings account for 4 years. He gets 1.3% per year compound interest. Work out how much money Pasha will have in his savings a
January 2022 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q6 (8 marks): (a) Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number. 0.47 0.4 0.74 0.477 0.407 (b) Write 0.7 as a fraction. (c) Write 30 as a fraction of 4
January 2022 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q9 (4 marks): In November, Andre received a monthly salary of 2500 euros. Of this he spent 40% on his rent 300 euros on leisure The rest of Andre’s monthly salary was spent o
January 2022 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q12 (3 marks): Maria is going to make some flapjacks. Here are four of the ingredients that she will use. 175 g butter 175 g syrup 175 g sugar 330 g oats What percentage of th
January 2022 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q19 (7 marks): Mary saves for a holiday each year. In 2020 she saved a total of $720 In 2021, each month she saved $78 The total amount Mary saved in 2021 was P% more than the
January 2022 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q22 (3 marks): Shane invests 7200 dollars for 3 years in a savings account. He gets 2.5% per year compound interest. How much money will Shane have in his savings account at t
January 2022 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q2 (7 marks): Mary saves for a holiday each year. In 2020 she saved a total of $720 In 2021, each month she saved $78 The total amount Mary saved in 2021 was P% more than the
January 2022 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q5 (3 marks): Shane invests 7200 dollars for 3 years in a savings account. He gets 2.5% per year compound interest. How much money will Shane have in his savings account at t
January 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q9 (5 marks): (a) Write 39 150 as a percentage. % There are 30 dogs staying in some boarding kennels. 12 of the dogs are brown. (b) What fraction of the dogs in the boarding
January 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q19 (5 marks): Sarah makes and sells mugs. One day she makes 150 mugs. Her total cost for making these mugs is £1140 Of these mugs 2 5 are small mugs 32% are medium mugs and t
January 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q4 (5 marks): Sarah makes and sells mugs. One day she makes 150 mugs. Her total cost for making these mugs is £1140 Of these mugs 2 5 are small mugs 32% are medium mugs and t
January 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q11 (3 marks): Himari invests 200 000 yen for 3 years in a savings account paying compound interest. The rate of interest is 1.8% for the first year and x% for each of the sec
January 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q23 (5 marks): The table gives information about the average house price in England in 2018 and in 2019 Year 2017 2018 2019 Average house price (£) 228 314 231 776 (a) Work ou
January 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q8 (5 marks): The table gives information about the average house price in England in 2018 and in 2019 Year 2017 2018 2019 Average house price (£) 228 314 231 776 (a) Work ou
November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q20 (3 marks): In 2018, the population of Sydney was 5.48 million. This was 22% of the total population of Australia. Work out the total population of Australia in 2018 Give y
November 2021, Paper 1 Higher, Q8 (3 marks): In 2018, the population of Sydney was 5.48 million. This was 22% of the total population of Australia. Work out the total population of Australia in 2018 Give y
November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q10 (6 marks): (a) Write 25 as a fraction of 145 Give your fraction in its simplest form. (b) Work out 9 as a percentage of 25 % The cost of 16 sandwiches of the same type is
November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q22 (3 marks): Victor buys 12 bottles of apple juice for a total cost of $21 Victor sells all 12 bottles at $2.45 each bottle. Work out Victor’s percentage profit. %
November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q23 (4 marks): Ali and Badia each have 25 000 dollars to invest. Cyclone Bank Tornado Bank Invest 25 000 dollars Invest 25 000 dollars 4.5% compound interest per year Receive
November 2021, Paper 2 Higher, Q6 (3 marks): Victor buys 12 bottles of apple juice for a total cost of $21 Victor sells all 12 bottles at $2.45 each bottle. Work out Victor’s percentage profit. %
November 2021, Paper 2 Higher, Q7 (4 marks): Ali and Badia each have 25 000 dollars to invest. Cyclone Bank Tornado Bank Invest 25 000 dollars Invest 25 000 dollars 4.5% compound interest per year Receive
June 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q5 (7 marks): (a) Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number. 2.08 2.13 2.7 2.0034 2.111 (b) Write 5.8394 correct to 2 decimal places. (c) Write 0.7
June 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q15 (5 marks): 150 students were each asked to name their favourite sport from hockey, rugby and football. The two-way table gives information about the results. Hockey Rugby
June 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q5 (6 marks): Here is a shape made of squares. (a) Shade 3 5 of the shape. (b) Which one of these fractions is not equivalent to 4 7 ? 70 8 40 14 400 700 14 17 20 35 (c) Writ
June 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q14 (5 marks): (a) Work out 39% of 450 (b) Write one pair of brackets in this calculation so that the answer is correct. 9 × 8 − 5 − 2 = 25 8 9 . (c) Work out the value of 6 2
June 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q20 (4 marks): Mariana sells bags of bird food. The bags that Mariana sold last week each contained 12 kg of seeds. The bags that she is going to sell next week will each cont
June 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q25 (6 marks): Chengbo sold a house for 180 000 yuan. The amount for which he sold the house is 24% more than the amount he paid for the house. (a) Work out how much Chengbo p
June 2021, Paper 2 Higher, Q6 (4 marks): Mariana sells bags of bird food. The bags that Mariana sold last week each contained 12 kg of seeds. The bags that she is going to sell next week will each cont
June 2021, Paper 2 Higher, Q11 (6 marks): Chengbo sold a house for 180 000 yuan. The amount for which he sold the house is 24% more than the amount he paid for the house. (a) Work out how much Chengbo p
January 2021 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q7 (5 marks): Cate asked the 60 members of a leisure centre how many times they had each visited the leisure centre last week. The table gives information about her results.
January 2021 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q12 (5 marks): Rose and Haydn share £250 in the ratio 2 : 3 Rose gives all her share of the money to charity. Haydn gives 42% of his share of the money to charity. Rose gives
January 2021 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q22 (3 marks): Kuro invests 50 000 yen for 3 years in a savings account. She gets 2.4% per year compound interest. Work out how much money Kuro will have in her savings accoun
January 2021 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q7 (3 marks): Kuro invests 50 000 yen for 3 years in a savings account. She gets 2.4% per year compound interest. Work out how much money Kuro will have in her savings accoun
January 2021 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q5 (8 marks): The table shows the temperature recorded in Amsterdam at 6 am on each of five days. Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Temperature (°C) –5 –1 4 3 –6 (
January 2021 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q10 (4 marks): Here is a list of ingredients needed to make 24 currant buns. Ingredients for 24 currant buns 100 grams butter 70 grams sugar 140 grams flour 40 grams currants
January 2021 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q17 (3 marks): On Wednesday, the price of 1 litre of petrol was £1.26 The price of petrol on Wednesday was 5% more than the price of petrol on the previous Monday. Calculate t
January 2021 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q6 (3 marks): On Wednesday, the price of 1 litre of petrol was £1.26 The price of petrol on Wednesday was 5% more than the price of petrol on the previous Monday. Calculate t
January 2021 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q14 (4 marks): Simon bought a house at the beginning of 2018 The value of Simon’s house had decreased by 15% by the end of 2018 The house increased in value during both 2019 a
January 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q4 (5 marks): (a) Write 0.57 as a fraction. (b) Write 0.02 as a percentage. % (c) Write 72 84 as a fraction in its simplest form. (d) Write 22 5 as a mixed number. (e) Work o
January 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q13 (5 marks): (a) Express 180 as a percentage of 750 % Zaina has booked a singer for a show. The singer will get 94% of the total money from the ticket sales. The cost of eac
January 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q23 (6 marks): Chen invests 40 000 yuan in a fixed-term bond for 3 years. The fixed-term bond pays compound interest at a rate of 3.5% each year. (a) Work out the value of Che
January 2021, Paper 1 Higher, Q7 (6 marks): Chen invests 40 000 yuan in a fixed-term bond for 3 years. The fixed-term bond pays compound interest at a rate of 3.5% each year. (a) Work out the value of Che
January 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4 (5 marks): A rectangle is made from 30 small coloured square tiles. There are yellow tiles, blue tiles and red tiles. 30% of the rectangle is made from yellow tiles. 1 3 o
January 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q17 (6 marks): Gladys buys a table for $465 to sell in her shop. She sells the table for $520 (a) Work out the percentage profit that Gladys makes from the sale of the table.
January 2021, Paper 2 Higher, Q3 (6 marks): Gladys buys a table for $465 to sell in her shop. She sells the table for $520 (a) Work out the percentage profit that Gladys makes from the sale of the table.
November 2020 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q13 (3 marks): Find which is larger 32% of 450 or 2 5 of 375 You must show all your working.
November 2020 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q21 (6 marks): In 2017, the population of a village was 7500 In 2019, the population of the village was 8265 (a) Work out the percentage increase in the population of the vill
November 2020 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q24 (3 marks): Harold bought an antique clock for £1200 The clock increased in value by 8% per year. Find the value of the clock exactly 3 years after Harold bought the clock.
November 2020 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q5 (6 marks): In 2017, the population of a village was 7500 In 2019, the population of the village was 8265 (a) Work out the percentage increase in the population of the vill
November 2020 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q8 (3 marks): Harold bought an antique clock for £1200 The clock increased in value by 8% per year. Find the value of the clock exactly 3 years after Harold bought the clock.
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q12 (4 marks): Gavin bought 3 pairs of jeans in the USA. He paid a total of $72 Gavin sold the 3 pairs of jeans in England. He sold each pair of jeans for £34.50 £1 = $1.34 Wo
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q22 (3 marks): In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 20% A bag costs 1080 rupees in the sale. Work out the normal price of the bag. rupees
November 2020, Paper 1 Higher, Q9 (3 marks): In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 20% A bag costs 1080 rupees in the sale. Work out the normal price of the bag. rupees
November 2020, Paper 1 Higher, Q13 (3 marks): Jan invests $8000 in a savings account. The account pays compound interest at a rate of x % per year. At the end of 6 years, there is a total of $8877.62 in the
November 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q5 (5 marks): (a) Write these decimals in order of size. Start with the smallest decimal. 0.9 0.035 0.003 0.539 0.5 (b) Write 0.6 as a percentage. % (c) Write 60 7 as a mixed
November 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q11 (2 marks): Work out 23% of 450 millilitres. millilitres
November 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q20 (6 marks): Himari’s annual salary is 3 130 000 Japanese Yen (JPY). She gets a salary increase of 4% (a) Work out Himari’s salary after this increase. JPY Kaito bought a ca
November 2020, Paper 2 Higher, Q5 (6 marks): Himari’s annual salary is 3 130 000 Japanese Yen (JPY). She gets a salary increase of 4% (a) Work out Himari’s salary after this increase. JPY Kaito bought a ca
January 2020 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q9 (4 marks): (a) Write 24.8635 correct to 3 significant figures. (b) Find the value of 50 41 . (c) Change 7 8 to a percentage. %
January 2020 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q12 (5 marks): Greg bought 36 oranges. He paid 50p for each orange. Greg sold 1 2 of the oranges for 60p each. He sold 1 3 of the oranges for 40p each. He sold the remainder o
January 2020 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q21 (3 marks): In a sale, the normal price of a hat is reduced by 15% The sale price of the hat is 20.40 euros. Work out the normal price of the hat. euros
January 2020 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q7 (3 marks): In a sale, the normal price of a hat is reduced by 15% The sale price of the hat is 20.40 euros. Work out the normal price of the hat. euros
January 2020 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q13 (4 marks): Betsy was given $75 for her birthday. She saved some of the money and spent the rest on a T-shirt and a bag. Betsy saved 40% of the $75 She spent $12 more on th
January 2020 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q14 (6 marks): Iona buys a box of cereal. The cereal in the box weighs 0.75 kg. Each helping of the cereal eaten by Iona has a weight of 40 g. (a) Write 40 g as a fraction of
January 2020 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q22 (3 marks): Hamish buys a new car for $20 000 The car depreciates in value by 19% each year. Work out the value of the car at the end of 3 years. Give your answer to the ne
January 2020 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q8 (3 marks): Hamish buys a new car for $20 000 The car depreciates in value by 19% each year. Work out the value of the car at the end of 3 years. Give your answer to the ne
January 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q12 (4 marks): Sam takes an English exam. There are two papers in the exam. Each paper has a maximum mark of 80 To pass the exam, Sam needs to get at least 60% of the total ma
January 2020, Paper 1 Higher, Q11 (3 marks): Max invests $6000 in a savings account for 3 years. The account pays compound interest at a rate of 1.5% per year for the first 2 years. The compound interest r
January 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q12 (3 marks): In 2018, Salman saved 120 riyals each month. At the start of 2019, Salman increased 120 riyals by 7.5% He then saved this new amount each month during 2019 Work
January 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q24 (7 marks): The table shows the cost, in euros, of Brigitte’s car insurance in each of the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 Year 2016 2017 2018 Cost of insurance (euros) 500 545 5
January 2020, Paper 2 Higher, Q8 (7 marks): The table shows the cost, in euros, of Brigitte’s car insurance in each of the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 Year 2016 2017 2018 Cost of insurance (euros) 500 545 5
June 2019 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q3 (7 marks): (a) Write 0.72 as a fraction. Give your fraction in its simplest form. (b) Write 3 4 as a percentage. % (c) Work out 65% of 720 (d) Write these numbers in order
June 2019 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q19 (6 marks): Lorenzo increases all the prices on his restaurant menu by 8% Before the increase, the price of a dessert was $4.25 (a) Work out the price of the dessert after
June 2019 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q6 (6 marks): Lorenzo increases all the prices on his restaurant menu by 8% Before the increase, the price of a dessert was $4.25 (a) Work out the price of the dessert after
June 2019 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q25 (3 marks): Henri buys a yacht for 150000 euros. The yacht depreciates in value by 18% each year. Work out the value of the yacht at the end of 3 years. Give your answer co
June 2019 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q10 (3 marks): Henri buys a yacht for 150 000 euros. The yacht depreciates in value by 18% each year. Work out the value of the yacht at the end of 3 years. Give your answer c
June 2019, Paper 1 Foundation, Q22 (3 marks): On 1st January 2016 Li bought a boat for $170 000 The value of the boat depreciates by 8% per year. Work out the value of the boat on 1st January 2019 Give your
June 2019, Paper 1 Higher, Q8 (3 marks): On 1st January 2016 Li bought a boat for $170 000 The value of the boat depreciates by 8% per year. Work out the value of the boat on 1st January 2019 Give your
June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q5 (5 marks): (a) Which one of these fractions is equivalent to 5. ? 20 8 16 2 10 24 12 20 Here is a shape made of squares. (oy Shade 5 of the shape. (c) Wite → as a percenta
June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q11 (6 marks): Calvin and Jenny are planning a holiday together. The total cost of the flights is £1190 Calvin and Jenny share the cost of the flights so that the money that C
June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q16 (8 marks): Josh buys and sells books for a living. He buys 120 books for f4 each. E of the books for tis cach He sells He sells 40% of the books for f7 each. He sells the
June 2019, Paper 2 Higher, Q5 (8 marks): Josh buys and sells books for a living. He buys 120 books for £4 each. He sells 1 2 of the books for £5 each. He sells 40% of the books for £7 each. He sells th
January 2019 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q2 (4 marks): (a) Write these fractions in order of size. Start with the smallest fraction. 1 1 3 1 6 10 4 2 (b) Write 1 4 as a decimal. (c) Write 1 5 as a percentage. % 5 (d
January 2019 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q7 (4 marks): Juan and Gabriella and their two children are going on a train journey from Madrid. The cost of an adult ticket for this train journey is 53.50 euros. The cost
January 2019 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q1 (5 marks): (a) Write these decimals in order of size. Start with the smallest decimal. 7.831 7.04 7.002 7.9 7.013 (b) Write 7% as a decimal. (c) Write 0.47 as a fraction.
January 2019 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q18 (3 marks): On Saturday, Jacob walked 10 800 steps. On Sunday, he walked 7% more steps than on Saturday. Work out how many steps Jacob walked on Sunday.
January 2019 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q21 (3 marks): Omar invests 6000 dirham for 4 years in a savings account. He will get 1.5% per year compound interest. Work out the total amount of interest Omar will have rec
January 2019 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q24 (3 marks): Carlos, Flavia and Tazia shared £861 between themselves. The amount of money Flavia got is 65% of the amount of money Carlos got. The amount of money Tazia got
January 2019 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q4 (3 marks): On Saturday, Jacob walked 10 800 steps. On Sunday, he walked 7% more steps than on Saturday. Work out how many steps Jacob walked on Sunday.
January 2019 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q9 (3 marks): Omar invests 6000 dirham for 4 years in a savings account. He will get 1.5% per year compound interest. Work out the total amount of interest Omar will have rec
January 2019 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q13 (3 marks): Carlos, Flavia and Tazia shared £861 between themselves. The amount of money Flavia got is 65% of the amount of money Carlos got. The amount of money Tazia got
January 2019, Paper 1 Foundation, Q14 (6 marks): The table gives information about the price of gold. 1st February 2016 1st March 2016 Price of one ounce of 1126.50 1236.50 gold (dollars) (a) Work out the perc
January 2019, Paper 1 Higher, Q4 (6 marks): The table gives information about the price of gold. 1st February 2016 1st March 2016 Price of one ounce of 1126.50 1236.50 gold (dollars) (a) Work out the perc
January 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1 (5 marks): (a) Write 23 100 as a decimal. (b) Write 0.7 as a percentage. % (c) Write 1 as a decimal. 5 (d) Shade 75% of this diagram. 21% of the people on a train are asle
January 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q14 (4 marks): Toy cars are made in a factory. 300 cars per hour are made in the factory. Cars are made in the factory for 9 1 2 hours each day. 8% of the cars made in the fac
January 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q21 (3 marks): Jenny invests $8500 for 3 years in a savings account. She gets 2.3% per year compound interest. How much money will Jenny have in her savings account at the end
January 2019, Paper 2 Higher, Q7 (6 marks): Jenny invests $8500 for 3 years in a savings account. She gets 2.3% per year compound interest. (a) How much money will Jenny have in her savings account at the

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