O-LevelMathematicsNumber4024/11 · Oct/Nov 2014 · Q144 Marks
A shopkeeper sells fruit at the prices shown in the table below. Oranges | 35 cents each --- | --- Apples | $2.40 per kg Melons | $1.85 each
- (a)Sabah buys 750 g of apples and one melon. Calculate how much she pays.[1]
- (b)The shopkeeper buys 100 oranges for $25, 50 kg of apples for $80 and 20 melons for $15. He sells all of these oranges, apples and melons at the prices shown in the table. Calculate his percentage profit.[3]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2014). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] (a) 3.65
- [3] (b) 60 WWW
- B1 for 192; or for cost price = $120, soi by (profit =) $72.
- M1 for (their192- their120)/their120 × 100 oe
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