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Business Mathematics Assignment 1

1. The document contains multiple math word problems involving ratios, percentages, compound interest, simple interest, profit/loss calculations. 2. Question 2 involves calculating ratios of men to women in a room and calculating remaining bananas after some are rotten and eaten. 3. Question 3 involves calculating percentage remaining in a tin after leakage and calculating the number of students who just passed an exam based on percentages who received different divisions. 4. Question 4 involves calculating decreased cost after a percentage decrease, calculating profit percentage based on cost and selling price, and calculating the original market price of articles based on discounted price and discount percentage.

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Business Mathematics Assignment 1

1. The document contains multiple math word problems involving ratios, percentages, compound interest, simple interest, profit/loss calculations. 2. Question 2 involves calculating ratios of men to women in a room and calculating remaining bananas after some are rotten and eaten. 3. Question 3 involves calculating percentage remaining in a tin after leakage and calculating the number of students who just passed an exam based on percentages who received different divisions. 4. Question 4 involves calculating decreased cost after a percentage decrease, calculating profit percentage based on cost and selling price, and calculating the original market price of articles based on discounted price and discount percentage.

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1 a) Convert into a decimal fraction

3 75
i) =
4 100
3 75
ii) =
4 0 100 0
1 8
iii) =
125 100 0
7 28
iv) =
25 100
7
v) =¿
9

b) Change the decimals into smallest fraction

3
i) 24.3=24
10
5 1
ii) 27.5=27 =27
10 2
4 2
iii) 23.4=2 3 =27
10 5
5 1
iv) 18 .5=18 =18
10 2
24 6
v) 26.24=26 =27
100 25

c) Simplify

i) 56+5∗(−3 ) + 48÷ 8=56−15+6=47

ii) 70 ÷14∗3−45÷ 9=5∗3−5=15−5=10

iii)5 of 9 ÷ 2∗4−1=5∗9 ÷8−1=5∗18-1=90−1=89

iv) 78−[ 5+ 3 of ( 25−2∗100 ) ]=78−[5+3 of (25−200)]=78−[5+3 of (−175)]

¿ 78− [5+ 3∗(−175 ) ] =78− [ 5+ (−52 5 ) ] =78−[ −5 20 ] =5 9 8

v) 52−4 of ( 17−12 )+ 4∗7=52−4 of ( 5 ) +28=52−20+28=60

d) Express the following numbers in standard form

i) 0.00000003792=3.792∗10−8
ii) 6420=6.42∗103

iii) 235=2.35∗102

iv)0.0045=4.5∗10−3

v) 15.6=1.56∗10 1

e) Calculate the following

15
i) 15 % of N $ 375= × 375=N $ 56.25
100

27
ii) 27 % of 1890= ×1890=510.3
100

Question 2

2. a) In a certain room, there are 28 women and 21 men. What is the ratio of men to women? What is
the ratio of women to the total number of people?

Women :Total number of people→ 28 : ( 28+21 ) → 28 :49 → 4 :7

b) There are 12 dozen bananas in a basket. 5/24 ( 5 over 24)of them are rotten and 1/3( 1 over 3) of
them get eaten. How many bananas are left?

Total number of bananas=12× 12=14 4


5
Rotten= × 144=3 0
24
1
Eaten= ×144=48
3
Bananas ¿144−30−48=66

c) A man’s monthly income is N$ 15,000 out of which he spends N$ 12,500 every month. Find the ratio
of his

i) Saving to expenditure
Saving : Expenditure → ( 15000−12500 ) :12500 → 2500:12500 →1 :5
ii) expenditure to income

Expenditure : Income → 12500 :15000→ 5 : 6


d) the ration of the length and the width of a school ground is 5:2. Find the length . if the width is 40
meters

Ration5 :2
40
According ¿the width =2 0
2
Length=20 ×5=100 meters

Question 3

3. a) A tin contains 20 liters of petrol. Due to leakage, 3 liters of petrol is lost. What percentage still
present in the tin. (4)

Total=2 0
Remaining=20−3=17
17
Percentage Remaining= ×100=85 %
20

b) 300 student appeared in an examination. Of these students, 25%got first division, 54% got second
division and the remaining just passed. Assuming that no student failed, find the number of students
who just passed.

First Division+Second Division Percentage=25 %+54 %=79 %


Just Passed Percentage=100 %−79 %=21 %
21
Number of students who just passed= × 300=63 students
100
c) James deposited 4500.00 dollars for 4 years at the rate of 8% compound interest. How much amount
does he after 4 years and also calculates the compound interest?

( ) r nt
( )
4∗1
0.08
A=P 1+ =4500 1+ =$ 6122.20
n 4
d) Ariel takes a loan of $8,000 to buy a used truck at the rate of 9 % simple Interest . Calculate the
annual interest to be paid for the loan amount.

Assuming the loan is paid over a year

I =Prt=8000 ×0.09 ×1=$ 72 0

Question 4

4 a) The cost of an article is decreased by 15%. If the original cost is N$ 80. Find the decreased cost.

15
Decrease= × 80=1 2
100
Decreased cost=80−12=N $ 68

b) A dealer buys a wrist watch for N$225 and spends N$ 15 on its repairs. If he sells the same for N$ 300.
Find his profit percent.

Profit=300−225−15=6 0
60
Profit percent = ×100=25 %
225+ 15

c) A pair of articles was bought for N$ 37.40 at a discount of 15%. What must be the market price of
each of the articles?

if 85 %=37.40
100 %=?

100
×37.40=43.9999 ≈ 44.00 ( Market Price)
85

d) A man purchased an old house for N$765000 and spent N$ 115000 on its repairs. Then, he sold it at a
gain of 5%. How much did he get?

Cost + Repairs=765000+ 115 000=880 000


5
Profit ( 5 % )= × 880000=44000
100

He got ( 880 000+44 000 )=N $ 924 000

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