Samantha buys a bike for \({\rm{\$ 3100}}\) and sells it a year later, making a \({\rm{16\% }}\) profit.
a) How much profit did she make? b) What was the selling price of the bike?
Answer
\(a) ~ \$ 496\,\,\,b) ~ \$ 3596\)
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Question 2
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Olivia bought a house for \({\rm{ \$ 496000}}\) and sold it \({\rm{10}}\) years later, making a \({\rm{142\% }}\) profit. Calculate the selling price of the house.
Answer
\(\$ 1200320\)
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Question 3
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Ian's weekly pay of \({\rm{\$ 990 }}\) increased by \({\rm{5}}{\rm{.5\% }}{\rm{. }}\) What is his new pay?
Answer
\(\$ 1044.45\)
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Question 4
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Winter coats priced at \($830\) were reduced by \(15\%\) at the end of season sale. During the last weekend of the sale, they were further reduced by \(40\%\) off the discounted price. What was the final price of a coat?
Answer
\(\$ 423.30\)
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Question 5
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If a number is decreased by \(30\%\) to give us \(357\), what was the original number?
