0580/41 Oct/Nov 2025, Question 11: Percentages
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 41 (Extended) · Calculator · 4 marks
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The question, in short
Coats are reduced by 15% in a sale. Find a sale price, then work backwards to an original price.
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Part (a) · 2 marks
Find the sale price of a coat that originally cost $60.
- 1Sale price = 60 × (100 − 15)/100 = 60 × 0.85
- 2= $51
Answer51
Part (b) · 2 marks
A different coat has a sale price of $58.14. Find its original price.
- 1After a 15% cut, the sale price is 100 − 15 = 85% of the original.
- 20.85 × original = 58.14
- 3Original = 58.14 ÷ 0.85 = $68.40
Answer68.40
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