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GCSE Maths: Money: Regular Payments

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  1. How is the total cost of a hire-purchase deal calculated from the deposit and monthly payments?

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    Total cost = deposit + (number of payments × amount of each payment).

  2. How do you find each equal monthly payment when a deposit has been paid?

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    Subtract the deposit from the total cost, then divide the remainder by the number of payments.

  3. A £300 deposit plus £40 a month for 6 months — what is the total paid?

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    £540 (300 + 6 × 40 = 300 + 240).

  4. Holly has £52, saves £8 a week, and needs £108. How many weeks until she has enough?

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    7 weeks (108 − 52 = 56; 56 ÷ 8 = 7).

  5. A £3900 deposit plus 48 monthly payments of £400 — what is the total cost?

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    £23,100 (48 × 400 = 19,200; 19,200 + 3,900).

  6. Insurance costs £1280: a £430 deposit then 10 equal monthly payments. How much is each payment?

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    £85 (1280 − 430 = 850; 850 ÷ 10 = 85).

  7. A £17,100 car: £6750 deposit, then equal monthly payments of £230. How many payments are made?

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    45 payments (17,100 − 6,750 = 10,350; 10,350 ÷ 230 = 45).

  8. What is a 30% deposit on a £5000 snooker table?

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    £1500 (0.30 × 5000).

  9. £1800 computer, 15% deposit, rest in 12 equal monthly payments. How much is each payment?

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    £127.50 (deposit 0.15 × 1800 = 270; 1800 − 270 = 1530; 1530 ÷ 12 = 127.50).

  10. What is the price of a £23,500 caravan after adding VAT at 20%?

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    £28,200 (23,500 × 1.2).

  11. Caravan £23,500 + 20% VAT; £7000 deposit; rest in 40 equal monthly payments. How much is each payment?

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    £530 (28,200 − 7,000 = 21,200; 21,200 ÷ 40 = 530).

  12. An £18,000 van is paid in the ratio 2:3 (deposit : 32 equal monthly payments). How much is each monthly payment?

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    £337.50 (18,000 ÷ 5 = 3,600 per part; 3 parts = 10,800; 10,800 ÷ 32 = 337.50).

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