Find the percent increase: From 25 degrees to 35 degrees
What is 40%
100
Find the commission: Commission rate = 3%, Sales = $24,000
What is $720
100
Find the interest:
Principle = $5,400
Annual Interest Rate = 8.3%
Time = 4 years
What is $1,792.80
100
A desk is being sold at a 25% discount. The sale price is $496. What was the original price?
What is $661.33
100
Jada scored 350 points out of a possible 400 points on the Unit 6 test. What percent is equivalent to Jada's score on the test?
What is 87.5%
200
Find the percent decrease: From 98 points to 64 points (Round to the nearest whole percent)
What is 35%
200
Silvio earns 10% for each car sale he makes while working at a used car dealership. If he sells a used car for $2,000, what is his commission?
What is $200
200
If you borrow $675 for six years at an interest rate of 10%, how much interest will you pay?
What is $405
200
If a Play Station was bought for $558 after a 10% discount, what was the original price of the Play Station?
What is $620
200
Zeriah and Zaria are equally paying the 20% tip for their meal. Their bill, including tax, is $32. How much will each contribute to the tip?
What is $3.20
300
Find the percent error: Estimated amount = 150, Actual amount = 132
(Round to the nearest whole percent. Hint* Solve the same way you solve percent increase/decrease except divide by the actual amount)
What is 14%
300
Rosie sold an emerald necklace that cost $7,500 and she will get 1% commission. She sold ruby earrings that cost $2,000 and she will get 4% commission. Which piece of jewelry gives her more commission?
What is Ruby Earrings
300
Bryan borrowed $4,000 from his cousin Derick at the rate of 8% per year. He repaid the amount after two years. How much did he repay?
What is $4,640
300
The price of a pair of headphones minus a 20% discount is $12.79. Find the original price.
What is $15.99
300
A baseball bat costs $50 each from a manufacturer. If a store purchases more than 20 bats, the store receives a 10% discount on the total order. A store ordered 30 bats. What was the total amount of the order before sales tax?
What is $1350
400
Anita guessed that there were 320 pieces of candy in a jar. There were actually 290 pieces of candy in the jar. What was Anita's approximate percent error?
(Round to the nearest tenth of a percent)
What is 10.3%
400
A real estate agent is paid a monthly salary of $900 plus commission. Last month he sold one house for $65,000, earning a 4% commission on the sale. What was his total pay last month?
What is $3500
400
Melia put $3,500 into an investment yielding 4.5% annual interest. She left the money in for 8 years. How much interest does she get in those 8 years?
What is $1260
400
Including a 6% sales tax, a new stereo costs $429.30. Find the cost of the stereo before tax.
*Hint - Instead of subtracting 6% from 100%, add 6% because sales tax is an additional amount you have to pay.
What is $405
400
Richard purchased 4 notebooks for a cost of $5.49 each before sales tax. He gave the cashier $25.00. If the sales tax on his purchase was 7%, how much money should Dave have received back from the cashier, to the nearest penny?
What is $1.50
500
A notebook costs 6.50 plus sales tax. After sales tax, the notebook is 6.88. What is the sales tax rate?
(Round to the nearest tenth of a percent)
What is 5.8%
500
Jaylin earns $16 per hour, plus 3% commission on any car he sells. On Monday, he worked 9 hours and sold a car for $25,000. How much money did he earn on Monday?
What is $894
500
If $3,840 is invested in an account at 5% annual simple interest, how long will it take the account balance to grow to $4,800?
What is 5 years
500
I paid $25.00 for gas. The cost included 42% in tax. What is the cost of the gas without the tax?
What is $17.61
500
Aylin bought one CD for $8.99 and one DVD for $10.99. The sales tax on these items was 8%. She also bought lunch for $5.75, including tax. If Juanita started with $50, how much does she have now?