Work bonus

Work bonus

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This task is about working out the percentage of an amount.
illustration: Talia
 
Talia runs a leaflet delivery company. She shares a $200 bonus with her staff.
The money is divided in the following way.
  • Malachi gets 30%
  • Tana gets 40%
  • Ata gets 15%
  • Nikki gets 10%
 
a)  Fill out the table below to show how much each person gets:
 
PERSON AMOUNT THEY GET
Malachi $
Tana  $
Ata $
Nikki $
 
 
b)  What percentage will be left over? __________%
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Strategies
Keywords: 
percentages, money
Description of task: 
Students work out different percentages of a sum of money and the percentage of money left over.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' ability to apply additive or multiplicative strategies flexibly to obtain percentages of whole numbers.
 
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Multiplicative thinking, sets 6-7
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y9 (06/1996)
a) Malachi - $60
Tana - $80
Ata - $30
Nikki - $20		 easy
(for all 4 correct)
b) 5% easy