Janice sold 80 cakes in January. In February, she sold 30 more such cakes than in January.
- (a)
What was the percentage increase in the number of the cakes sold from January to February?
Ans:(a) ___
- (b)
The number of cakes she sold in March was a 100% increase from what she sold in February. How many cakes were sold in March?
Ans:(b) ___
- (c)
The number of cakes sold in April was a 40% decrease from what she sold in January. The total number of cakes she sold in April and May was 200 when rounded off to the nearest hundred. What was the greatest possible number of cakes she sold in May?
Ans:(c) ___
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Worked solution
13(a)
1. Calculate the percentage increase
13(b)
1. Find the number of cakes sold in February
2. Calculate the number of cakes sold in March after a 100% increase
Alternatively,
13(c)
1. Calculate the number of cakes sold in April
Number of cakes sold in January =
Decrease =
Number of cakes sold in April =
2. Determine the maximum possible total for April and May
The total number of cakes sold in April and May, when rounded to the nearest hundred, is .
The greatest possible total before rounding is .
3. Calculate the greatest possible number of cakes sold in May
Greatest possible number of cakes sold in May =
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