Using the format of my favourite daytime television programme, can you calculate whether these people have made a profit or loss, and what the percentage of that may be?
There is also a question regarding rental income at the end.
KS3 Maths Curriculum Area
Ratio, Proportion and Rates of Change Solve problems involving percentage change, including: percentage increase, decrease and original value problems and simple interest in financial mathematics
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