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Year 6

8.06 Personal finance and percentages

Interactive practice questions

William is going to buy a jumper that is marked as $50%$50% off. The original price is $\$96$$96.

a

What is the value of the discount?

b

What is the price that William will pay for the jumper?

Easy
2min

Georgia is going to buy a pencil case from a stationery store that is having a storewide$25%$25% off sale. The original price of the pencil case was $\$16$$16.

Easy
2min

Tara is going to buy an eraser from a stationery store that is having a storewide$25%$25% off sale. The original price of the eraser was $\$88$$88.

Easy
2min

Steph is going to buy a hat that is marked as $10%$10% off. The original price was $\$70$$70.

Easy
2min
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Outcomes

AC9M6N08

approximate numerical solutions to problems involving rational numbers and percentages, including financial contexts, using appropriate estimation strategies

AC9M6N09

use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems, involving rational numbers and percentages, including in financial contexts; formulate the problems, choosing operations and efficient calculation strategies, and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, justifying the choices made

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