INFORMATION

Week 12 – Lesson 1 Common Misconceptions

Reverse percentage • Calculating a percentage and adding it on
To calculate reverse percentages

• Not adding/subtracting from 100% when it is a

percentage increase/decrease

Pre – Requisite Knowledge Resources needed/Notes

• Applying a multiplier for % increase/decrease • Mini-Whiteboards & Pens
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• Calculators

Sunday 22 December 2024

 Routine – 10 minutes – 5-a-day
Exam Question 1:Here are the interest rates for two bank accounts.

Mia puts £6400 in each account.

Calculate the difference in value between the two accounts after 8 years.
Give your answer correct to the nearest penny.

Central Alliance Bank Northern Savings Bank

(CAB) (NSB)
2.7% per year
Simple interest
2.5% per year
Compound interest

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 READY?
ANSWER: Exam Question 1
Here are the interest rates for two bank accounts. Central Alliance Bank (CAB)
2.7% per year
Simple interest
Mia puts £6400 in each account.

Calculate the difference in value between the two accounts after 8 years. Northern Savings Bank (NSB)
Give your answer correct to the nearest penny. 2.5% per year
Compound interest

(6 marks)

£ 15.38
Sunday 22 December 2024
 Routine – 10 minutes – 5-a-day
1 Calculate 2 Calculate

(a) (a) 23% of 80

(b) (b) 80% of 23

3 Calculate 4 And from the first week…

(a) Factorise

(b)

Sunday 22 December 2024

 Routine – 10 minutes – 5-a-day
1 Calculate 2 Calculate

(a) (a) 23% of 80

(b) (b) 80% of 23

3 Calculate 4 And from the first week…

(a) Factorise

(b)

Sunday 22 December 2024

Routine – 10 minutes – 5-a-day

Sunday 22 December 2024

 Reverse percentage

Learning Objectives:

• To calculate reverse percentages

Key Words: Multiplier, Original, Decrease, increase, Depreciation, VAT, discount, Inverse
Sunday 22 December 2024
EXPECTATIONS

Attendance
Respect
Homework

Equipment

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Reverse Percentages

reversus [Latin] : turn back, per centum [Latin] : by the

turn about, come back, hundred
return

Typical questions:

A dress has been discounted by 20% in a sale.

It is now $400.
What price was it before the sale?

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The value of a laptop increased by 15%.
It costs £1035.What did it cost before the sale?

Sunday 22 December 2024

 Reverse Percentages
Model Answer Your Turn
The value of a laptop increased by 15%. The cost of a shirt is increased by 30%.
It costs £1035. It costs €25.
What did it cost before the sale? What did it cost before the sale?

Step 1: This is a percentage increase of 15%

100%+15%=115%
Step2: Write down the percentage and put it equal to
the amount you have been given.

115% = £1025
Step 3:This is a calculator question, so use the method
of finding 1%.

115%=1035
÷115 ÷115
1% =9
×100 ×100

100% = £900
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 Practice

1.I invested some money in the bank and got 45% interest. At the end of the year
I had $652.50.How much did I put in the bank?

2.Theprice of a car including VAT at 20% is £14400.

Work out the original price before VAT:

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 Reverse Percentages

Model Answer Your Turn

A pair of jeans were 30% off and cost $42. A sale is on and tyres are discounted by 20% to
How much were they before the sale? £480.
Work out the original price of the tyres:
Step 1: This is a percentage decrease of 30%

100%-30%=70%
Step2: Write down the percentage and put it equal
to the amount you have been given.

70%=$42
Step 3:This is a calculator question, so use the
method of finding 1%.

70%=42
÷70 ÷70
1% =0.6
×100 ×100

100% = $60
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Practice

1.In a sale, prices are reduced by 15%.The price of the

phone after reduction is £36.
Find the original price of the phone.
2 .A microwave oven has a sale price of £90.
A combination oven has a sale price of £84.
Which of these ovens has a greater normal
price?

Microwave oven Combination ovens

off normal price 40% off normal price

combination oven

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Exam Exposure

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More Practice

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More Practice

£250000 £146.35

£6 £9000

£1.50
£1.41

£48

£825

£59.05
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More Practice

1) A T-shirt is sold with a 20% discount. It is sold for $67.

What was its original price?

2) There is 24% off a pair of shoes in the shop. It now costs

$65. What was its original price?

3) After a tax of 22%, a car sells for $9800.

What was its original price?

4) A shop sells milk for $2.50 a litre. This includes a tax of 27%.
How much is a litre of milk without tax?

5) A gallon of oil is taxed 18% by the government. One garage gives

a 25% discount and sells a gallon for $4.67.
What was its original price?

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More Practice

Answers
1) A T-shirt is sold with a 20% discount. It is sold for $67.
What was its original price? $83.75

2) There is 24% off a pair of shoes in the shop. It now costs

$65. What was its original price? $85.53
3) After a tax of 22%, a car sells for $9800.
What was its original price? $8032.79

4) A shop sells milk for $2.50 a litre. This includes a tax of 27%.
How much is a litre of milk without tax? $1.97
5) A gallon of oil is taxed 18% by the government. One garage gives
a 25% discount and sells a gallon for $4.67.
What was its original price? $5.28

Sunday 22 December 2024

 RETRIEVE

Homework

- Collect your homework/ use MathsWatch.

- Complete for next lesson.
- Revision through homework will support your
progress.
- We will mark this next lesson.

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