4MA0 Higher June 2012 Paper 3 Q8

EdexcelHigherOld spec5 marksPercentages

8 On 9th May, 2009, there were 3440 people in the world with swine flu.
Of these people, 1639 were in the USA.

(a) Express 1639 as a percentage of 3440
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place. (2)

The 3440 people who had swine flu on 9th May was an increase of 37.6% on the number of people who had swine flu on 8th May.

(b) Calculate the number of people who had swine flu on 8th May. (3)