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Maths resist 2016 novemeber question

There was a question which was asking which shop was cheaper or something like that...
normal price = 1500
find 60% of the normal price (1500)then find 15% of that price
my answer was 60% of £1500 is £900 then i found 15% of £900 which was £135 then i added 900+135 and i got 1035 which then i took away from 1500 and i got £465 in total for the first shop

Then the second shop was simple is asked you to take away 2/3thirds of 1500 which was 1000 meaning you take 1000 from 1500 which leaves you with 500 for the second shop

so my conclusion the first shop was cheaper im i wrong or right helpp me xx
I swear 1500x60 gives you 90000 not 900, you would probably get a mark for couple of things that you worked out but not entirely sure if u got full marks although I suck at maths :frown: what other questions did you come across ?
Original post by Killzv9
There was a question which was asking which shop was cheaper or something like that...
normal price = 1500
find 60% of the normal price (1500)then find 15% of that price
my answer was 60% of £1500 is £900 then i found 15% of £900 which was £135 then i added 900+135 and i got 1035 which then i took away from 1500 and i got £465 in total for the first shop

Then the second shop was simple is asked you to take away 2/3thirds of 1500 which was 1000 meaning you take 1000 from 1500 which leaves you with 500 for the second shop

so my conclusion the first shop was cheaper im i wrong or right helpp me xx


If that was the question then your answer was correct.
Original post by LoveScience18
I swear 1500x60 gives you 90000 not 900, you would probably get a mark for couple of things that you worked out but not entirely sure if u got full marks although I suck at maths :frown: what other questions did you come across ?


Where did you get 1500 x 60?
Reply 4
I got £500 and £510, and the difference was £10.

It was 2/3 of £1500 = £1500 - 2/3 (£1000) = £500

The other one was £1500 (- 60%) = 900 = £600 - (15% - £90) = £510
Reply 5
I did 60% off 1500 which is 900, then I did 1500-900= 600. I did 15% off 600
For the second shop 2/3 of 1500
I did 2x1500=3000
Then 3000 divided by 3= 1000
The first shop was cheaper
Original post by TSR Shiraaz
Where did you get 1500 x 60?


miscalculated i didn't divide lol does anyone else know if the answer is correct
Original post by LoveScience18
miscalculated i didn't divide lol does anyone else know if the answer is correct


The users above all done it in another way.
Yeah the first shop was cheaper
Original post by Jademcxox
I did 60% off 1500 which is 900, then I did 1500-900= 600. I did 15% off 600
For the second shop 2/3 of 1500
I did 2x1500=3000
Then 3000 divided by 3= 1000
The first shop was cheaper


Two thirds of 1500 is 1000.
what other kind of questions came up guys do you lot remember ? and how was the overall exam?
Original post by TSR Shiraaz
Two thirds of 1500 is 1000.


I do it a different way I did 2x1500=3000 divided by 3 =1000
Ugh.. If only a teacher could leak that question out ffs. it starting to bug me.
Original post by Jademcxox
I do it a different way I did 2x1500=3000 divided by 3 =1000


Sorry my bad. I used to work it out that way too.

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