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© BBC 2011 Money quiz L1 Level A 1. Fifty-nine pence should be recorded on a bill as: A) £0.59 B) £59.00 C) £5.90 2. Seven pounds five is recorded as: A) £7.50 B) £7.05 C) £0.75 3. The sum of £21.25 and eleven pounds, eight pence is: A) £35.16 B) £33.05 C) £32.33 4. Sam spent £7.27 and paid with a ten-pound note. His change should be: A) £3.73 B) £2.73 C) £2.83 5. The sum of £95.47 and £4.71 is: A) £99.18 B) £100.18
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Money quiz
L1
Level A
1. Fifty-nine pence should be recorded on a bill as:
A) £0.59 B) £59.00 C) £5.90
2. Seven pounds five is recorded as:
A) £7.50 B) £7.05 C) £0.75
3. The sum of £21.25 and eleven pounds, eight pence is:
A) £35.16 B) £33.05 C) £32.33
4. Sam spent £7.27 and paid with a ten-pound note. His change should be:
A) £3.73 B) £2.73 C) £2.83
5. The sum of £95.47 and £4.71 is:
A) £99.18 B) £100.18
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6. Shop A charges £49.50 for an item and shop B charges £28.75. How much do you save by buying from shop B?
A) £21.25 B) £20.75 C) £21.75
7. Twenty-three people each paid £5.40 for a coach trip. What was the total cost?
A) £124.20 B) £104.60 C) £172.80
8. Eight people shared the cost of a £54 meal. How much did each pay?
A) £6.55 B) £6.75 C) £6.95
9. Jude claimed travel allowance for 87 miles at 40p a mile. What was the total?
A) £3 480 B) £34.80 C) £34.80
10. Tara bought an item for £295.50 in cash. The credit cost would have been 12 monthly payments of £27.10.
That would have been a total of:
A) £325.20 B) £300.80 C) £295.60
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Level B
1. Seventeen pounds, four pence should be recorded as:
A) £17.40 B) £17.04
2. The sum of 59 pence, 80 pence and two pounds, five pence is:
A) £3.89 B) £3.44 C) £3.17
3. A man spent £11.18 and paid with a £20 note. His change should be:
A) £8.82 B) £9.82 C) £9.92
4. £92.80 is greater than £17.35 by:
A) £85.55 B) £75.55 C) £75.45
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5. What is the total cost of this bill?
£ 79.47
12.32
+ 4.06
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A) £85.75 B) £95.75 C) £95.85
6. Ayisha paid £29.10 for a set of 6 cushions. How much was one cushion?
A) £4.20 B) £4.35 C) £4.85 D) £4.95
7. Twenty-four people each paid £5.30 to hire a coach. The total cost was:
A) £120.40 B) £124.40 C) £126.80 D) £127.20
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8. Here is part of a council tax bill. What is the total charge for the year?
A) £996.00 B) £994.00 C) £986.00
9. Sally worked for 35 hours at £5.80 per hour and claimed travel expenses of 40p per mile for 42 miles. Which of the total amounts is correct?
A) hours total: £203 mileage cost: £16.80 total claim: £219.80 B) hours total: £203 mileage cost: £160.80 total claim: £363.80 C) hours total: £203 mileage cost: £168.00 total claim: £371.00
10. Sanjay bought a sofa by 24 monthly instalments of £41.10 . The cash price was £850. How much was the extra charge for credit?
A) £184.20 B) £136.40 C) £124.60
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Level C
1. The sum of one pound seven pence, three pounds forty-nine and thirty pounds, eight pence is:
A) £35.99 B) £35.74 C) £34.64
2. Here is part of a price list in a canteen. I bought tea, burger and chips. What was the total cost?
A) £2.15 B) £3.25 C) £3.35
3. James bought seven ready meals at £2.35 each. What was the total cost?
A) £16.45 B) £17.35 C) £18.15
4. Temo and five friends share a prize of £470 equally betweeen themselves. How much did each get, to the nearest penny?
A) £78.33 B) £94.00 C) £78.34
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5. I paid a bill for £17.67 with a £20 note. My change should be:
A) £3.33 B) £2.43 C) £2.33
6. I went to a meeting for which I claimed mileage allowance of 65 miles at 35p per mile. What was the total I claimed?
A) £38.50 B) £22.75 C) £21.75
7. Iona works part-time as a care assistant in her local area. Her mileage allowance is 33p per mile and her hourly pay is £5.80.
Last week she worked 16 hours and travelled 80 miles. What are the correct amounts for hours worked, mileage amount & total claimed?
A) £92.80, £2.64, £95.44 B) £92.80, £26.40, £119.20 C) £26.40, £95.80, £122.20
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8. Which of these amounts shows the correct amounts for net pay and total deductions?
A) £723.40, £226.60 B) £713.40, £236.60 C) £823.40, £126.50
9. Credit terms for a car costing £4 950 cash are £575 deposit and 60 months' payment at £98.70. What is the extra amount paid on credit?
A) £1 547 B) £1 059.70 C) £972
10. My council tax is £965.81 a year. After my first instalment I pay nine equal amounts of £97.00.
Work out what my first instalment is.
A) £97.51 B) £89.51 C) £92.81
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Answers
Level A
1. Fifty-nine pence should be recorded on a bill as:
The correct answer is: A. £0.59
The decimal point marks the end of the whole pounds.
2. Seven pounds five is recorded as:
The correct answer is: B. 7.05
3. The sum of £21.25 and eleven pounds, eight pence is:
The correct answer is: C. £32.33
Here's how to work it out:
£ 21.25
+ 11.08
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£ 32.33
4. Sam spent £7.27 and paid with a ten-pound note. His change should be:
The correct answer is: B. £2.73
You can check by adding the change to the price and seeing if you get back to £10
£2.73 + £7.27 = £10.00
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5. The sum of £95.47 and £4.71 is:
The correct answer is: B. £100.18
Here's how to work it out:
£ 95.47
+ 4.71
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£ 100.18
6. Shop A charges £49.50 for an item and shop B charges £28.75. How much do you save by buying from shop B?
The correct answer is: B. £20.75
Here's how to work it out:
£ 49.50
- 28.75
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£ 20.75
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7. Twenty-three people each paid £5.40 for a coach trip. What was the total cost?
The correct answer is: A. £124.20
Here's how to work it out:
£ 5.40
× 23
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16.20
108.00
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124.20
8. Eight people shared the cost of a £54 meal. How much did each pay?
The correct answer is: B. £6.75
Here's how to work it out:
£54 ÷ 8 = £6.75
9. Jude claimed travel allowance for 87 miles at 40p a mile. What was the total?
The correct answer is: C. £34.80
Here's how to work it out:
87 × £0.40 = £34.80
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10. Tara bought an item for £295.50 in cash. The credit cost would have been 12 monthly payments of £27.10.
The correct answer is: A. £325.20
Here's how to work it out:
£ 27.10
× 12
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54.20
271.00
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£ 325.20
£325.20
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Level B
1. Seventeen pounds, four pence should be recorded as:
The correct answer is: B. 17.04
2. The sum of 59 pence, 80 pence and two pounds, five pence is:
The correct answer is: B. £3.44
Here's how to work it out:
£ 0.59
0.80
+ 2.05
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£ 3.44
3. A man spent £11.18 and paid with a £20 note. His change should be:
The correct answer is: A. £8.82
Here's how to work it out:
£ 20.00
- 11.18
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£ 8.82
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4. £92.80 is greater than £17.35 by:
The correct answer is: C. £75.45
Here's how to work it out:
£ 92.80
- 17.35
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£ 75.45
5. What is the total cost of this bill?
The correct answer is: C. 95.85
6. Ayisha paid £29.10 for a set of 6 cushions. How much was one cushion?
The correct answer is: C. £4.85
Here's how to work it out:
£29.10 ÷ 6 = £4.85
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7. Twenty-four people each paid £5.30 to hire a coach. The total cost was:
The correct answer is: D. £127.20
Here's how to work it out:
£ 5.30
× 24
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21.20
106.00
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£ 127.20
£127.20 is the right answer.
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8. Here is part of a council tax bill. What is the total charge for the year?
The correct answer is: A. £996.00
The first instalment is £105.
The next 9 instalments come to £99 × 9 = £891
These add to give the total charge
£105.00 + £891.00 = £996.00
The answer is £996.00.
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9. Sally worked for 35 hours at £5.80 per hour and claimed travel expenses of 40p per mile for 42 miles. Which of the total amounts is correct?
The correct answer is: A. hours total: £203 mileage cost: £16.80 total claim: £219.80
Here's how to work it out:
Hours total: 35 × £5.80 = £203
Mileage cost: 42 × £0.40 = £16.80
Total claim: £203 + £16.80 = £219.80
10. Sanjay bought a sofa by 24 monthly instalments of £41.10 . The cash price was £850. How much was the extra charge for credit?
The correct answer is: B. £136.40
Here's how to work it out:
The total credit charge was £41.10 × 24 which is £986.40.
The difference between the credit charge and the cash price is
£986.40 - £850 = £136.40
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Level C
1. The sum of one pound seven pence, three pounds forty-nine and thirty pounds, eight pence is:
The correct answer is: C. £34.64
Here's how to work it out:
£ 1.07
3.49
+ 30.08
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£ 34.64
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2. Here is part of a price list in a canteen. I bought tea, burger and chips. What was the total cost?
The correct answer is: B. £3.25
Here's how to work it out:
Tea £0.55
Burger £1.55
Chips £1.15
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Total £3.25
3. The correct answer is: A. £16.45
Here's how to work it out:
£ 2.35
× 7
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£ 16.45
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4. Temo and five friends share a prize of £470 equally betweeen themselves. How much did each get, to the nearest penny?
The correct answer is: A. £78.33
Here's how to work it out:
470.000 ÷ 6 = 78.333
Round 78.333 down to get the answer £78.33
Notice that each person gets £78.33. In total that's
6 × £78.33 = £469.98
So there would be 2p left over.
5. I paid a bill for £17.67 with a £20 note. My change should be:
The correct answer is: C. £2.33
Here's how to work it out:
£ 20.00
- 17.67
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£ 2.33
The correct answer is £2.33. (You can check it by adding your result to the amount paid. You should get back to £20.00)
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6. I went to a meeting for which I claimed mileage allowance of 65 miles at 35p per mile. What was the total I claimed?
The correct answer is: B. £22.75
Here's how to work it out:
£ 0.35
× 65
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1.75
21.00
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£ 22.75
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7. Iona works part-time as a care assistant in her local area. Her mileage allowance is 33p per mile and her hourly pay is £5.80.
Last week she worked 16 hours and travelled 80 miles. What are the correct amounts for hours worked, mileage amount & total claimed?
The correct answer is: B. £92.80, £26.40, £119.20
Here's how to work it out:
£5.80 × 16 = £92.80
and
0.33 × 80 = £26.40
The total is
£92.80 + £26.40 = £119.20
8. Which of these amounts shows the correct amounts for net pay and total deductions?
The correct answer is: A. £723.40, £226.60
Here's how to work it out: £950 - £226.60 is £723.40.
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9. Credit terms for a car costing £4 950 cash are £575 deposit and 60 months' payment at £98.70. What is the extra amount paid on credit?
The correct answer is: A. £1 547
Monthly payments are: 60 × £98.70 = £5 922
Add the deposit to this: £575 + £5 922 = £6 497
Now find the difference: £6 497 - £4 950 = £1 547
10. My council tax is £965.81 a year. After my first instalment I pay nine equal amounts of £97.00.
Work out what my first instalment is.
The correct answer is: C. £92.81
The last nine instalments come to
£97.00 × 9 = £873
Now take this from the total to find what the first instalment must be.
£965.81 - £873.00 = £92.81
So the first instalment is £92.81.
