Basic Percents
Proportion
Discount
Sale Tax & Tip
Scale
100
Find 10% of 25
2.5
100
The ratio of children to adults at a movie was 3 to 5. There were 75 adults at the movie.
45
100
Derek wants to buy a skateboard for $56.00. The store is offering a discount of 5% on all items. What is the amount of discount Derek will pay?
$2.80
100
If Angeline buys a $10.00 pair of tennis shoes at Target, and there is a 4% sales tax, how much tax will Angeline pay at the register?
$0.40
100
A scale model of a whale is being built. The actual length of the whale is 65 feet. The scale of the model is 2 in : 3 ft. What will be the length of the model?
43 1/3 length
200
Find 15% of 80
12
200
At Hayfield Elementary, 4 out of 7 students are girls. There are 105 boys at Hayfield Elementary. How many students at Hayfield are girls?
60 girls
200
Joanne buys a $108.50 dress with a 15% discount. How much will Joanne save?
$16.28
200
Marty and Josh share a $84.00 meal at Olive Garden. They decided to leave a 15% tip. How much was the tip?
$12.60
200
A model replica of a building measures 5.2 inches tall, and the width of the base is 1.6 inches tall. If the actual building is 280 meters tall, about how wide is the actual base?
8.32 m
300
Find 48% of 175
84
300
If 30 oranges cost $12.00. How many oranges can be purchased for $4.00?
10 oranges
300
The regular price of a burger meal at a certain restaurant is $8.70. It is on sale for a 20% discount. What is the sale price of the hamburger meal?
$6.96
300
A Jeep Wrangler is priced at 28, 295. The tax is 6% of the original amount. How much will the tax be?
$1, 697.70
300
A scale drawing of an airplane is shown with a scale of 24 feet = 1 centimeter. What is the length of the actual plane?
144 feet
400
Find 20% of 160
32
400
If a chain link fence costs $180 for 20 feet installed, how much would it cost to install 300 feet?
$2700
400
A frozen pizza is on sale at a 25% discount. Find the sale price of the pizza if it normally sells for $4.85.
$3.64
400
Veronica buys a shirt for $22.00. If the sales tax is 5.5%, what is the total price Veronica pays for the shirt including tax.
$23.21
400
John’s group made a scale drawing of the school playground. The scale in the drawing is 2 inches represents 8 feet. The actual length of the playground area is 32 feet. What is the length on the scale drawing?
8 in
500
Roxanne promises to give her mother 40% of each paycheck every month. If Roxanne earns a $280.50 paycheck in February, how much money will she have to give her mother?
$112.20
500
Breanna purchased 8 oranges for $10 at the grocery store. How many oranges can be purchased for $15.00?
12
500
This is the final price for an item costing $85.50 with a 20% discount.
What is $68.40
500
Jose gets his hair cut for $12. He gives his barber a 15% tip. How much does he give the barber for a tip?
$13.80
500
A tree is 11 feet tall and casts a shadow 8 feet long. A building nearby casts a shadow of 22 feet. How tall is the building?
30.25