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A camera costs £180 in a 10% sale. What was the pre-sale price?

• £200

• £18

• £198

• £162

After fuel prices rose by 15%, a family’s annual heating bill was £1654. What would the bill have been without the price increase?

• £1438.26

• £1945.88

• £248.10

• £1500

The cost of a holiday, including VAT at 20% is £540. What is the pre-VAT price?

• £648

• £450

• £675

• £432.80

The sale price of a television is £420 after a 15% reduction. What was the price before the sale?

• £63

• £2800

• £494

• £365

After a 6.5% pay rise an engineer’s salary is £36,700. What was the salary before the increase?

• £34460.09

• £2385.50

• £34314.50

• £39251.34

Due to falling orders a company reduces its workforce by 12% to 792. What was the original number of employees?

• 95

• 887

• 900

• 707

An insurance company offers a no-claims discount of 55% for drivers who have not had an accident for four years. If the discounted premium for such a driver is £334, how would the driver have paid before the discount?

• £742.22

• £408.22

• £183.70

• £517.70

After a long-haul flight, the total weight of a Boeing 747 had decreased by 27% to 305,000kg. What weight was the aircraft carrying at take-off?

• 82350

• 387350

• 369880

• 417808

A jacket is in a sale with 20% off and now costs £220. What was the original cost?

• £275

• £176

• £264

• £183.33

A train ticket was reduced in price by 15% to £102. What was the original cost of the ticket?

• £86.70

• £120

• £117.30

• £88.70