Working with FDP (Cambridge International IGCSE Mathematics): Exam Questions

Sasha takes a music exam.

The table shows the result that Sasha can get for different percentages in her music exam.

Sasha gets 62 out of 80 in her music exam.

What result does Sasha get? You must show your working.

Karen got 32 out of 80 in a maths test. She got 38% in an English test.

Karen wants to know if she got a higher percentage in maths or in English.

Did Karen get a higher percentage in maths or in English?

Use algebra to show that the recurring decimal $0.3 8 \text{with} \text{bullet} \text{on} \text{top} = \frac{7}{18}$

Use algebra to show that the recurring decimal 0.2 6 -dot with bullet on top = 4 / 15

i) Kristian has $72 and spends 45% of this on a computer game.

Calculate the price of the computer game.

$ ............................................... [1]

ii)Kristian also buys a meal for $8.40.

Calculate the fraction of the $72 Kristian has left after buying the computer game and the meal. Give your answer in its lowest terms.

Dev makes 600 cakes.

18% of the 600 cakes go to a hotel and $\frac{2}{3}$ of the 600 cakes go to a supermarket.

Calculate how many cakes he has left.

Prove that the recurring decimal $0.3 \text{with} \text{bullet} \text{on} \text{top} 6 \text{with} \text{bullet} \text{on} \text{top} = \frac{4}{11}$

James is taking three examination papers in Spanish. Here are his first two results.

Paper 1: $\frac{43}{80}$ Paper 2: $\frac{38}{65}$

Paper 3 is out of 95.

The marks in each of the three papers are added together.

Find the lowest mark that James needs in Paper 3 to achieve 60% of the total marks.

Write the recurring decimal $0.4 \dot{7}$ as a fraction. Show all your working.

Write the recurring decimal $0. \dot{7}$ as a fraction.

Write the recurring decimal $0. \dot{2} \dot{3}$ as a fraction.

Write the recurring decimal $0. \dot{6} \dot{3}$ as a fraction.

Write the recurring decimal $0. \dot{8}$ as a fraction.