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Here are the interest rates for two accounts.  \nDerrick has £10 000 he wants to invest.  \n(a) Calculate which account would give him most money if he invests his money for 3 years.  \nGive the difference in the interest to the nearest penny.  \na) [Account ................... by ................... p](Account ................... by ................... p) [5]  \n(b) Explain why he might not want to use Account A.  \n[1]  \n2. The value of a car £V is given by  \nV = 20 000 × 0.9t  \nwhere t is the age of the car in complete years.  \n(a) Write down the value of V when t = 0.  \n(a) £ ........................... [1]  \n(b) What is the value of V when t = 3?  \n(b) £ ........................... [ 2]  \n(c) After how many complete years will the car’s value drop below £10 000?  \n(c) .............................. [ 2]  \n3. (a) Paul invests £500 at a rate of 1.5% per year compound interest.  \nFind the value of the investment after 3 years.  \nGive your answer correct to the nearest penny.  \n(a) £ ............................... [4]  \n(b) By what percentage has the value of Paul’s investment increased after 3 years?  \n(b) .............................. %[3]  \n4. The value of a second-hand car is £8000  \nEach year it loses 20% of its value at the start of that year.  \nWork out its value in 5 years time.  \n[3]  \n5. Abi invests £500 for 4 years in a bank account. The account pays simple interest at a rate of 2.3% per year.  \nWork out the total amount of interest Abi has got at the end of 4 years.  \n£ ....................................................... [3]  \n6. Toby invested £7500 for 2 years in a savings account.  \nHe was paid 4% per annum compound interest.  \nHow much money did Toby have in his savings account at the end of 2 years?  \n£ ....................................................... [2]  \n7. £800 is invested for 3 years at 2% simple interest per year.  \nWork out the total interest.  \n[3]  \nCREDITS AND NOTES  \n\n| Question | Awarding Body |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1 | OCR |\n| 2 | OCR |\n| 3 | OCR |\n| 4 | AQA |\n| 5 | Pearson Edexcel |\n| 6 |  |\n| 7 | AQA |\n\nNotes:  \nThese questions have been retyped from the original sample/specimen assessment materials and whilst every effort has been made to ensure there are no errors, any that do appear are mine and not the exam board s (similarly any errors I have corrected from the originals are also my corrections and not theirs!) .  \nPlease also note that the layout in terms of fonts, answer lines and space given to each question does not reflect the actual papers to save space.  \nThese questions have been collated by me as the basis for a GCSE working party set up by the GLOW maths hub - if you want to get involved please get in touch. The objective is to provide support to fellow teachers and to give you a flavour of how different topics “could” be examined. They should not be used to form a decision as to which board to use. There is no guarantee that a topic will or won’t appear in the “live” papers from a specific exam board or that examination of a topic will be as shown in these questions.  \nLinks:  \nAQA [http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/mathematics/gcse/mathematics-8300](http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/mathematics/gcse/mathematics-8300)  \nOCR [http://ocr.org.uk/gcsemaths](http://ocr.org.uk/gcsemaths)  \nPearson Edexcel [http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/mathematics-2015.html](http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/mathematics-2015.html)  \nWJEC Eduqas [http://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/mathematics/gcse/](http://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/mathematics/gcse/)  \n[Contents:](Contents:)  \nThis version contains questions from:  \nAQA – Sample Assessment Material, Practice set 1 and Practice set 2 OCR – Sample Assessment Material and Prac","cbCaigfxxSS5CtDp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigfxxSS5CtDp","pdf",259160,"English","# Simple & Compound Interest & Depreciation (F)\n## Question set and allocated marks\n## Credits and notes","[{\"question\":\"Which topics are covered in this question set?\",\"answer\":\"The set covers simple interest, compound interest, and depreciation (including a yearly percentage loss model for a car).\"},{\"question\":\"Do the questions require answers rounded to a specific precision?\",\"answer\":\"Several questions specify that answers must be correct to the nearest penny, and some ask for differences or percentage changes with appropriate rounding.\"},{\"question\":\"Which awarding bodies are referenced for these sample questions?\",\"answer\":\"The credits indicate questions drawn from OCR, AQA, Pearson Edexcel, and WJEC Eduqas, with each question mapped to an awarding body.\"}]","Simple & Compound Interest & Depreciation (F) - GCSE Maths Sample and Specimen Questions | PDF"]