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4MA1/1F Jun 2024, Question 14: Percentage Increases and Decreases

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 1F (Foundation) · Calculator · 5 marks

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Chaviv bakes 490 loaves weekly, 86 sourdough. Find 86 as a percentage of 490 to one decimal place, and the baked weight of a 375 g sourdough loaf after losing 12%.

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Part (a) · 2 marks

Express 86 as a percentage of 490, giving the answer correct to one decimal place.

  1. 186 / 490 = 0.17551...
  2. 20.17551... × 100 = 17.551...
  3. 317.6

Answer17.6

Part (b) · 3 marks

Calculate the weight of a 375 g sourdough loaf after baking, given it loses 12% of its weight.

  1. 112% of 375 = 0.12 × 375 = 45
  2. 2375 − 45 = 330

Answer330

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