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Question 1: A mobile phone goes on sale and is reduced by £114.80. This represents 28% off. Caculate the original price.

Question 2: In a sale a pair of headphones is discounted from £500 to £230. Calculate the percentage decrease in price.

Question 3: An investment in the stock market increases by 74% in 3 years to £11,257.80 How much money was invested?

Question 4: Olivia joins a company with a starting salary of £25,500. A year later they receive a 2.5% pay rise. Calculate the new salary.

Question 5: Oliver buys a new car that costs £30,000. The annual depreciation rate is 24%. How much is the car worth, a year later?

Question 6: Jacob earns £1,934.50 per month after tax. Their earnings are taxed at 27%. Calculate their gross monthly earnings before tax.

Question 7: Harry weighs 119kg and decides to go on a diet. Their target weight is 78kg. Calculate the percentage decrease in weight this represents, correct to 1 d.p.

Question 8: If 38% of plastic bottles in a production line are blue and the remaining 620 plastic bottles are brown, how many plastic bottles are blue?

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Question 1: £410

Question 2: 54% decrease

Question 3: £6,470

Question 4: £26,137.50

Question 5: £22,800

Question 6: £2,650

Question 7: 34.5% to 1 d.p.

Question 8: 380 bottles are blue