Percent Proportion
What is 42% of 140
58.8
In a recent election, 74% of the vote went to Carla. If 592 people voted for Carla, how many people voted overall?
800
A $700 surfboard is discoutnted 28%. What is the discount?
$196
IF in 1995, the average cost of a car was 15,000 and today, the average cost of a car is 28,000, what is the POC in car price?
86.67% increase
Carter invests $6,000 in an account that pays 2.2% interest. HOw much interest has she earned in 4 years?
$528
What percent of 480 is 560
116.6 barred %
On a recent road trip, Bob drove 450 of the 1200 miles. What percent of the trip is left to go?
62.5%
A television that sells for $689 is taxed at a rate of 6.2%. What is the final cost?
$731.72
A clock sells for $125. On sale, the price is $80. What was the dicount percent?
36% off
IN a 4.1% high yield account, Tate earns $922.50 in interest. If he invested $2500, how long did he hold the account?
9 years
114.8 is 82% of what number?
140
In a recent survey, 68% of those asked said they prefer chocolate to vanilla. If 192 said they like vanilla, how many like chocolate?
408 people
An $800 table is discounted 12% and then tax is 8.9% What is the final cost?
$766.66
On Monday, Jeff ran 4.5 miles. On Wednesday, he ran 3.8 miles. What was the POC in his running?
15.56% decrease
If after 3 months, Emilio earns $60 on a $7500 investment, what is the yield rate?
3.2%
What is 35% of 60% of 90?
18.9
290 of 700 people at the game were routing for the away team. What percent of the stadium was cheering on the away team? (Round to the nearest hundredth).
41.43%
A dinner bill comes to $125.60. If the party wants to leave a 25% tip, what will the final cost of the meal be?
$157.00
In 1900, the population of Nowheretown was 1200. Today, the population is 23,000. What is the POC?
1816.6 barred% or 1816.67%
If Ruby earned $3465 in interest after 3 years of investment at 2.1%, how much did she invest?
$5500
What percent of 20 is .15
.75%
If 500 people represent .1% of the population of Mathopolis, and Algebraville has 60% of the people in Mathopolis, how many people live in Algebraville?
300,000 people
A $1200 computer is discounted 10%. But it still doesn't sell. The discounted price is then discounted another 15%. If sales tax on the final sale price is 5%, what is the cost of the computer?
$963.90
5 becomes 29. POC?
480% increase
Why is simple interest not real?
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