Problem Solving with Prices and Discounts · CSEC Mathematics

19 past-paper questions on Problem Solving with Prices and Discounts, part of CONSUMER ARITHMETIC, from every CSEC Mathematics paper on Quelpr.

1. 1(b)(i)1 mark· CSEC Mathematics · 2003 (Specimen) · Paper 2Calculate how much, to the NEAREST cent, Mr Lee paid for EACH shirt.
2. 1(b)(ii)2 marks· CSEC Mathematics · 2003 (Specimen) · Paper 2Mr Lee sold the shirts at $19.99 EACH. Calculate the profit on EACH shirt.
3. 1(b)(iv)2 marks· CSEC Mathematics · 2003 (Specimen) · Paper 2Calculate for how much, to the NEAREST cent, Mr Lee should sell a shirt in order to obtain a profit of 45%.
4. 3(a)(i)1 mark· CSEC Mathematics · 2009 (second paper) · Paper 2Calculate the profit made by selling one calculator.
5. 3(a)(iii)b)2 marks· CSEC Mathematics · 2009 (second paper) · Paper 2Calculate the price paid for the calculator.
6. 1(b)(i)2 marks· CSEC Mathematics · 2022 · Paper 2Bananas cost $3.85 per kilogram. Ms Rekha buys 25 kg of bananas and receives a discount of 12%. How much money does she spend on bananas?
7. Q161 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · January 2011 · Paper 1A dress which costs \180 is being sold at a discount of 10\%$. The amount of the discount is
8. Q201 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · January 2014 · Paper 1A store offers a discount of 10% to customers who spend more than \20. If a customer's total bill was \80, what will he actually pay?
9. Q161 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2011 · Paper 1During a sale, a shop allows 20\% discount off the marked price of clothing. What will a customer pay for a dress with a marked price of \30$?
10. Q191 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2013 · Paper 1Mr. Duncan bought a table at a discount of 30\% thus saving \42$. What was the marked price of the table?
11. Q211 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2013 · Paper 1At a sale, each book was marked \3.00 off the original price. Daniel paid \46.00 for two books that had the same sale price. What was the original cost of ONE of his books?
12. 1(b)4 marks· Mathematics Q1 1(b)Copy and complete the table below, inserting the missing values at (i) and (ii).
13. 1(b)3 marks· Mathematics Q1 1(b)Which of the jars shown above is the BETTER buy? Show ALL working to support your answer.
14. 1(b)(i)2 marks· Mathematics Q1 1(b)(i)Calculate the selling price (paid cash).
15. 1(b)(ii)1 mark· Mathematics Q1 1(b)(ii)Calculate the amount of money Mrs. Jack received after selling ALL of the T-shirts
16. 1(b)(iii)1 mark· Mathematics Q1 1(b)(iii)Calculate the TOTAL profit made
17. 1(c)(ii)a)2 marks· Mathematics Q1 1(c)(ii)a)Calculate the TOTAL profit he made on the sale of the 165 bracelets.
18. 4(b)5 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(b)A medium pizza is cut into 3 equal parts, and each part is sold for 15.95. A small pizza is sold for 12.95. Which is the better buy? Use calculations to support your answer.
19. 8(d)(ii)6 marks· Mathematics Q8 8(d)(ii)What should be the selling price of each bottle of chocolate drink to make an overall profit of 20%?