Thread: Percentages.

A question came up on a mock exam paper and i'm not sure if i've got the right answer or gone wrong somewhere. Please could you check them for me!

1. Keith, who was on a salary of £34 200, was given a pay rise of 4%. What was his new salary?
34 200 x 1.04 = 355.65

2. Increase £80 by 5 %.
5/100 x 8000 = 400. 4 + 80 = £84

Thanks in advance

Originally Posted by mollyx

A question came up on a mock exam paper and i'm not sure if i've got the right answer or gone wrong somewhere. Please could you check them for me!

1. Keith, who was on a salary of £34 200, was given a pay rise of 4%. What was his new salary?
34 200 x 1.04 = 355.65

2. Increase £80 by 5 %.
5/100 x 8000 = 400. 4 + 80 = £84

Thanks in advance

Oh Molly, you're so good at making tiny errors!

For the first part, you've done the correct calculation, and received an incorrect answer. 34200 x 1.04 = 35568, not 355.65!

The rest is fine.