Money Calculations (CIE IGCSE Maths: Core)

A fuel tank holds 52 litres when full.
The tank is a quarter full.
Jim fills the tank with fuel that costs $2.18 per litre.

Work out how much Jim pays.

$ ................................................. 

Navja works in a post office.

The table shows the costs of sending parcels by post.
The cost depends on the mass, m grams, of the parcel.

Type of parcel	Mass (g)	Cost ($)
Small		0.76
Medium		0.95
Large		2.20
Extra large		5.60

   He pays with a $20 note.

   Work out how much change he receives.

$ ................................................. [4]

[1]

Pranav paints a wall of area 53 m².
One litre of paint covers an area of 4.5 m².
Paint is sold in 2.5 litre tins, each costing $24.75 .
Pranav buys the least number of tins to paint this wall.

Work out the cost of the paint.

$ ................................................. 

Mr Razif travels by bus from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur with his wife and his four children.

Work out how much Mr Razif saves if he buys a family ticket and one child ticket rather than six individual tickets.

$ ............................ 

The bus leaves Singapore at 1240 and arrives in Kuala Lumpur at 1735.

Work out, in hours and minutes, the time this journey takes.

.................... h ...................min 

Mr Razif changes some dollars into Malaysian ringgits.
He receives 318 ringgits when the exchange rate is  ringgits.

Work out how many dollars he changes.

$ .............................. 

The cost of each visit to a car park is shown in the table.

$ ................................ [1]

[1]

$ ............................... [1]

Work out how much he saved by buying a weekly ticket.

$ .................................. [3]

Complete this bill.

A shop sells bags of compost in three different sizes.

Work out which size of bag gives the best value.
Show how you decide.

Jeremy goes on holiday.
He parks his car in the airport car park from

1000 on Tuesday 17 July to 1700 on Saturday 28 July.

The car park charges are shown below.

Find the total cost of parking his car.

$ ................................................. 

At the airport, Jeremy buys a ring for $53 and a watch for $65.

Work out how much change he receives from $120.

$ .................................................

Jodie and her two children go to a football match.

Mr Lester has a fruit and vegetable shop.

Apples cost 32 cents each.
Suki buys 6 apples.

Work out the change Mr Lester gives Suki when she pays with a $10 note.

$ ................................................... 

Green grapes cost $3.10 per kilogram.
Red grapes cost $2.80 per kilogram.
Work out the total cost of buying 0.6kg of green grapes and  kg of red grapes.

$ ..................................................

George spends $12 on fruit each week.
The total amount he spends on food is $75.

Work out the percentage of the $75 he spends on fruit.

.................................................% 

Mr Lester buys pineapples for $1.50 each.
He makes 60% profit when he sells them.

Work out the selling price of a pineapple.

$ .................................................. 

Nadira pays 6 people to work in a shop.

In one week

• 4 people each work for 38 hours
• 2 people each work for 25 hours.

They are each paid $11.40 for each hour they work.

Calculate the total amount Nadira pays these 6 people in one week.

$ ..................................................

Harriet works at a café for 34 hours each week.
She is paid $8.25 for each hour.