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4024/11 May/Jun 2020, Question 4: Calculating a Percentage of a Quantity

Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 · Paper 11 (Non-calculator) · Non-calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

Convert the fraction 11/25 into a percentage, and calculate 12% of 40.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Express 11/25 as a percentage.

  1. 111/25 = 44/100
  2. 2= 44%

Answer44

Part (b) · 2 marks

Work out 12% of 40.

  1. 112% of 40 = 12/100 × 40
  2. 2= 4.8

Answer4.8

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