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Region A: £3.9m over 15 stores. Region B: £2.0m over 9 stores. What were the higher region's sales per store?Rate comparisonRegion A: £3.9m over 6 stores. Region B: £2.5m over 14 stores. What were the higher region's sales per store?Rate comparisonA council's budget is £24m and the population is 137,000. What is the spend per person?Per-capita rateAfter a 12% increase, a price is £196.00. What was the original price?Reverse percentageAfter a 15% increase, a price is £132.25. What was the original price?Reverse percentageA £380 item rises 20%, then a further 10% on the new price. What is the final price?Successive percentages£6,000 at 4% compound interest for 3 years. What is it worth? (nearest £)Compound interestA price including 20% VAT is £192.00. What is the price excluding VAT?VATA product sells for £40, variable cost £15, fixed costs £7,000. Units to break even?Break-evenOf 88 people, 53 like tea, 43 like coffee, 14 like both. How many like neither?Venn diagramsUsing the table, is this True, False, or Cannot say?
Statement: More than half of Packing's staff are aged und…Cannot sayUsing the table, is this True, False, or Cannot say?
Statement: More than half of QA's staff are aged under 30…Cannot sayUsing the table, is this True, False, or Cannot say?
Statement: More than half of Bristol's staff are part-tim…Cannot sayUsing the table, is this True, False, or Cannot say?
Statement: More than half of QA's staff are women.Cannot sayTwo groups are combined. What is the mean of the combined group?Combined meanTwo groups are combined. What is the mean of the combined group?Combined meanWith the base year value 500 set to an index of 100, what is the index for a year with value 700?Index numbersThe mean of 5 numbers is 58. 4 of them are 30, 60, 63, 62. What is the missing number?Missing value from meanA sequence grows by a fixed amount: 100, 120, 140, 160. What is the value 2 steps after the last term shown?Linear projectionNo total is given. What percentage of the combined total is Alpha?Share of hidden totalNo total is given. What percentage of the combined total is Delta?Share of hidden totalWhat number comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, …Geometric sequenceWhich value is furthest from the middle (median) of: 39, 45, 12, 86, 65?Furthest from the middle£1,520 is shared in the ratio 1:2:5. What is the largest share?Three-part ratio£1,160 is shared in the ratio 3:4:1. What is the largest share?Three-part ratioHow many minutes are there from 09:25 to 11:34?Time durationA train departs at 09:00 and the journey takes 1h 08m. When does it arrive?TimetableA £105 item is reduced 15%, then a further 25% off the new price. What is the final price?Discount & markup chainA £176 item is reduced 10%, then a further 10% off the new price. What is the final price?Discount & markup chainAn item costs £186 and sells for £223. What is the profit margin (profit as a percentage of the selling price)…Profit marginIf y = 2x² − 2x + 4, what is y when x = 5?SubstitutionUsing v = u + a·t, make a the subject and find a when v = 28, u = 8, t = 5.Rearranging formulasSolve the pair: 2x + 3y = 26 and x − y = -2. What is x?Simultaneous equationsFor what value of n does 4n + 8 equal 1n + 29?InequalitiesA pie-chart slice has an angle of 90°. The whole chart represents 209. What value does the slice represent?Pie chart proportionA pie-chart slice has an angle of 90°. The whole chart represents 471. What value does the slice represent?Pie chart proportionBy how much did Series A exceed Series B in 2024?Series comparison
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