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1.04 Finding the total amount

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$12%$12% of a quantity is $24$24.

a

What is $1%$1% of the quantity?

b

Hence find the total quantity.

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$40%$40% of a quantity is $940$940.

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Find the number if $1%$1% of the number is $20$20.

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Find the number if $2%$2% of the number is $8$8.

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1.1.1.6

apply percentage increase or decrease in various contexts, e.g. determining the impact of inflation on costs and wages over time, calculating percentage mark-ups and discounts, calculating GST, calculating profit or loss in absolute and percentage terms, and calculating simple and compound interest

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