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Course: Mathmetics Question 1 . An article has a value added tax of 15% imposed

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Question

Course: Mathmetics

Question 1. An article has a value added tax of 15% imposed on it. If the marked price of the article is $64, then calculate the total amount a man has to pay if he wants to buy it?

Question 2. At Fun City, a sales man sold two computer games for $48 each. He made a 25% profit on one computer game while a loss of 20% on the other. What was his net gain or loss on the sale of the two computer games?

Question 3. The original marked price of a video game is $45. During a special discount sale, the game price is reduced by 35% of the marked price. Then 15% of this reduced price is taken off at the cash register. What is the final price?

Question 4. A man is now 3 times as old as his son. In 10 years’ time, the sum of their ages will be 76. How old was the man when his son was born?

Question 5. A woman buys 50 eggs for $6.60, some costs 12 cents each and the rest 14 cents each. How many of each kind of eggs has she bought?

Explanation / Answer

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SP = 48$ each

CP * 1.25 = SP for one

CP = 48/1.25 = 38.4

CP * 0.8 = SP for other

CP = 60

Total CP = 98.4

Total SP = 96

Net loss = 2.4$

% loss = 2.4/98.4 = 2.44%