a) Work out 2/3; of £4.56. (2 marks) b) A travel firm offers a discount of 12% on a holiday costing £490. Work out the amount of the discount. (2 marks) c) Three tins of dog food cost £1.38. What will 8 tins of the same dog food cost? (3 marks) d) Use your calculator to multiply 450,000 by 800,000. (1 mark) (Marks available: 8) Answer Answer outline and marking scheme for question: 1 a) £3.04 b) £58.80 c) £3.68 d) 3.6 x 1011 (Marks available: 8) A French supermarket buys coffee for 25.80 francs per kilogram. a) The supermarket sells the coffee to make a profit of 60%. Calculate the selling price of one kilogram of coffee. (3 marks) b) A British importer also buys the coffee at 25.80 francs per kilogram. The exchange rate is £1= 9.63 francs. Caculate the cost of one kilogram of coffee in British money. Give your answer to an appropriate degree of accuracy. (3 marks) (Marks available: 6) Answer Answer outline and marking scheme for question: 2 a) 41.28 francs b) £2.68 (Marks available: 8) An electricity company supplies electricity to a family with the following charges: Standing charge: 9.13 pence Electricity used: 6.19 pence per unit VAT of 5% is added to the total The green family receives a bill for 91 days. In that time they used a total of 1272 units of electricity. Calculate the amount that the Greens have to pay. (Marks available: 5) Answer Answer outline and marking scheme for question: 3 £91.40 or £91.39 (Marks available: 8) a) Kelly invested £450 for 3 years at a rate of 6% per year compound interest. Calculate the total amount that the investment is worth at the end of the 3 years. (3 marks) b) Kelly decides to buy a television. After a reduction of 15% in the sale, the one she bought cost her £319.60. What was the original price of the television? (3 marks) (Marks available: 6) Answer Answer outline and marking scheme for question: 4 a) £535.95 or £535.96 b) £376 (Marks available: 8)