Reading business tables: practice

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Training by region in 2025. North: 240 staff, £96,000 spend, 75% trained. South: 180 staff, £81,000, 60%. East: 300 staff, £105,000, 80%. West: 150 staff, £72,000, 90%.
Region	Staff	Training spend (£000)	Staff trained (%)
North	240	96	75
South	180	81	60
East	300	105	80
West	150	72	90

What was South’s training spend per member of staff?

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Training by region in 2025. North: 240 staff, £96,000 spend, 75% trained. South: 180 staff, £81,000, 60%. East: 300 staff, £105,000, 80%. West: 150 staff, £72,000, 90%.
Region	Staff	Training spend (£000)	Staff trained (%)
North	240	96	75
South	180	81	60
East	300	105	80
West	150	72	90

Which region trained the most staff?

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Returns in 2025. Desk: 1,200 sold, 96 returned, £150 refund each. Chair: 2,500 sold, 150 returned, £60 each. Lamp: 3,200 sold, 224 returned, £25 each.
Product	Units sold	Units returned	Refund per return (£)
Desk	1,200	96	150
Chair	2,500	150	60
Lamp	3,200	224	25

Which product has the highest return rate?

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Training by region in 2025. North: 240 staff, £96,000 spend, 75% trained. South: 180 staff, £81,000, 60%. East: 300 staff, £105,000, 80%. West: 150 staff, £72,000, 90%.
Region	Staff	Training spend (£000)	Staff trained (%)
North	240	96	75
South	180	81	60
East	300	105	80
West	150	72	90

What was West’s training spend per member of staff actually trained, to the nearest pound?

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Training by region in 2025. North: 240 staff, £96,000 spend, 75% trained. South: 180 staff, £81,000, 60%. East: 300 staff, £105,000, 80%. West: 150 staff, £72,000, 90%.
Region	Staff	Training spend (£000)	Staff trained (%)
North	240	96	75
South	180	81	60
East	300	105	80
West	150	72	90

Next year North’s staff numbers rise by 10% and its spend per member of staff stays the same. What will North’s training spend be?

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Returns in 2025. Desk: 1,200 sold, 96 returned, £150 refund each. Chair: 2,500 sold, 150 returned, £60 each. Lamp: 3,200 sold, 224 returned, £25 each.
Product	Units sold	Units returned	Refund per return (£)
Desk	1,200	96	150
Chair	2,500	150	60
Lamp	3,200	224	25

What was the total paid in refunds across the three products?

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Returns in 2025. Desk: 1,200 sold, 96 returned, £150 refund each. Chair: 2,500 sold, 150 returned, £60 each. Lamp: 3,200 sold, 224 returned, £25 each.
Product	Units sold	Units returned	Refund per return (£)
Desk	1,200	96	150
Chair	2,500	150	60
Lamp	3,200	224	25

If the lamp return rate fell to 5% with the same number sold, how many fewer lamps would be returned?

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By what percentage did the total budget rise from 2024 to 2025, to one decimal place?

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If IT’s budget rises in 2026 by the same percentage as in 2025, what will it be?

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