Convert fractions or percents to decimals
Find percentages of whole numbers
Find tip and sales tax of a purchase
Other Percent Problems
Ratios w/ Fractions
100
Convert 1/2 to a decimal.
What is 0.50
100
This is what you get when you find 1% of 100.
What is 1
100
What is the total including tip of a meal that costs $13. You pay a 20% tip.
$15.60
100

40% of students at Landry High School want to move out of New Orleans when they grow up. If there are 500 students at Landry, how many want to leave New Orleans?

200

100

When making smoothies, Francine uses 2/3 cups of pineapple juice for every 1/3 cup of orange juice. How much pineapple juice will she use if she uses 1 cup of orange juice?

What is 2 cups?

200
How do you convert a percent to a decimal?
What is move the decimal to the left two places.
200
300% of 12
What is 36?
200
Find the cost including tax for a snack that costs $2.45. The tax rate is 8.5%. Round to the nearest cent.
$2.66
200
Ms. Owens is in debt. Last month her debt was $1,000. This month her debt is 167% of that. What is her debt this month in dollars?
$1,670
200

Antonio can run 3/8 of a mile in 2 3/5 minutes. How many minutes will it take him to run one mile? Round to the nearest minute.

What is 7 minutes?

300
Convert 23% to a decimal.
What is 0.23
300

If 84% of students in Washington graduate from high school, how many students from a senior class of 350 are expected to graduate?

What is 294 students?

300
Mr. McMorris bought a new iPad for $950.13. Tax on the iPad is 11%. What is the cost with tax?
$1,054.50
300
0.5% of all statistics are true. If you have a list of 1,400 statistics. How many are true?
7 statistics are true
300

Robert climbed 775 stairs in 12 1/2 minutes. What was his rate in stairs per minute?

What is 62 steps per minute?

400
Convert 8.5% to a decimal.
What is 0.085
400
Mr. Gleghorn's cell phone bill was $50 last month. This month Verizon raised his bill. The new bill is 132% of last month's. This is the cost of the new bill.
What is $66
400

D'Jonique goes out to eat at Seattle Burger Company and gets a burger, fries, and milk shake for 13.27. Tax is 8.5%. How much did she pay in tax?

$1.13

400
A store paid $75.29 for a couch. To make a profit, the store charged 270% of the cost. What is the price tag the store puts on the couch?
$203.28
400

Brian eats 3/4 of a pie in 1 7/8 hours. At this rate, how many hours will it take him to eat a whole pie?

What is 2 1/2 hours?

500
Convert 0.5% to a decimal.
What is 0.005
500
The candy lady paid $0.75 for each pack of Now and Later. She made a profit by charging 125% of what she paid. This is how much she charged for each pack of Now and Later.
What is $0.94
500

Benjamin Bannaker, the famous mathemetician, went out to a fancy dinner. The dinner cost $89.67. He tipped the waiter 20% and tax was 5%. (Tip and tax are based on the cost of the meal only.) What was the total including tip and tax?

$112.09

500
Josh flips a quarter 20 times. It falls on tails 30% of the time. How many times does it fall on heads?
14 heads
500

Lucy sews 4/7 of a dress in 4/5 of an hour. How many hours will it take her to sew the entire dress?

What is 5/7 hours?

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