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- Application of number

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Appendix C
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Level 1 - Carrying out calculations - Percentages

Check your skills - set A
Question 1:

The table shows the number of people who go to different sittings at a bingo hall. The bingo manager expects 40% of people who attend the 7:00pm sitting to buy a cup of coffee.
How many cups of coffee is this?

Answer:
C. 84
 
Question 2:
A shoe shop had 44 customers in one hour. Of these 11 were men.
What percentage of the customers were men?
Answer:
C. 25%
 
Question 3:

The table shows the number of people who go to different showings of a film. The cinema manager expects 40% of people at the 4:30pm showing to buy a bag of popcorn.
How many bags of popcorn is this?

Answer:
C. 120
 
Question 4:
There are 600 first year students at a college and 60% of them live within walking distance.
How many students live within walking distance of the college?
Answer:
C. 360
   
Check your skills - set B
Question 1:

The table shows the number of people who go to different sittings at a bingo hall. The bingo manager expects 20% of people who attend the 7:00pm sitting to stay on for the 9:30pm sitting. How many people is this?

Answer:
B. 42
 
Question 2:
A shoe shop had 40 customers in one hour. 15% of these each bought one pair of training shoes.
How many pairs of training shoes were sold in the hour?
Answer:
C. 6
 
Question 3:

The table shows the number of people who go to different showings of a film. The cinema manager expects 30% of people at the 4:30pm showing to be entitled to price reductions.
How many tickets for the 4:30pm showing are sold at a reduced price?

Answer:
C. 90
 
Question 4:
There are 600 first year students at a college and 35% of them cycle to college.
How many students cycle to college?
Answer:
B. 210