Activity 4

Activity 4

1. Calculate: 1.1 45% of R2 500 1.2 33⅓% of R8 500

2. Thabo gets 38 75 in a Life Sciences test. What is his percentage?

Round your answer to the nearest percentage. 3. A shop assistant forgot to add VAT when she calculated the price of several items.

The prices of the following items must be recalculated: • A pair of sneakers at R189,99 • A pair of jeans at R539,99 • A T-shirt at R125,90 • A scarf at R85,99

Calculate the correct new price of each item.

VAT is 15%. 4. Peter buys a second-hand bakkie at R185 000, 15% VAT included.

What would the bakkie have cost before VAT was added? 5. The petrol price increases by 2,3% and motorists now pay R16,30/ℓ.

How much did motorists pay for a litre of petrol before the increase? 6. A Blu-ray player that previously cost R1 235,00 now costs R855,00.

Calculate the percentage discount to the nearest whole number. 7. What percentage is 36 minutes of an hour? 8. After an inflation increase of 8,5%, a bag of groceries now costs R685,00.

What was the cost of the same bag of groceries before the increase? 9. A company has 840 employees, of which 195 are female. What percentage of the employees are male? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. 10. Mandla earns R18 845,00 per month. He previously earned R16 750,00. The average salary increase at his company was 10%. Show by calculation that

Mandla’s new salary is in line with the company average.