CAMBRIDGE IGCSE MATHS (0580)

Question 1:

The taxi fare in a city is $3, and then $0.40 for every kilometre travelled.

(a) A taxi fare is $9.
How far has the taxi travelled?

(b) Taxi fares cost 30% more at night.
How much does a $9 daytime journey cost at night?

Question 2:

Ahmed paid $34,000 for a car.

His car decreased in value by **40%** at the end of the first year.

The value at the end of the second year was **10% less** than the value at the end of the first year.

Calculate the value of Ahmed's car after 2 years.

Question 3:

Work out **85 cents** as a percentage of **$2.03**.

Question 4:

Write 55 g as a percentage of 2.2 kg.

Question 5:

Increase $22 by 15%.

Question 6:

Work out $1.45 as a percentage of $72.50.

Question 7:

From a sample of 80 batteries, 3 are faulty.
Work out the percentage of faulty batteries.

Question 8:

Jasjeet and her brother collect stamps.
When Jasjeet gives her brother 1% of her stamps, she has 2475 stamps left.
Calculate how many stamps Jasjeet had originally.

Question 9:

In a sale, the cost of a coat is reduced from $85 to $67.50.
Calculate the percentage reduction in the cost of the coat.

Question 10:

In 2012, the cost of a ticket to an arts festival was $30.
This was 20% more than the ticket cost in 2011.
Calculate the cost of the ticket in 2011.

Question 11:

Work out 72 cents as a percentage of 83 cents.

Question 12:

At the beginning of July, Kim had a mass of 63 kg.
At the end of July, his mass was 61 kg.
Calculate the percentage loss in Kim's mass.

Question 13:

Anita buys a computer for $391 in a sale.
The sale price is 15% less than the original price.
Calculate the original price of the computer.

Question 14:

Calculate 17.5% of 44 kg.

Question 15:

Maria pays $84 rent.
The rent is increased by 5%.
Calculate Maria's new rent.

Question 16:

The Tiger Sky Tower in Singapore has a viewing capsule which holds 72 people.
This number is 75% of the population of Singapore when it was founded in 1819.
What was the population of Singapore in 1819?