Percent of Numbers
Percent Proportion
Percent Markup/Markdown
Percent Change
Potpourri
100
A Restaurant was checking their stock on their steaks for the day and found that out of the 120 Steaks they have, only 25% remained.
How much Steak did they have left?
30 Steaks
100
The rabbit population in a certain area is 200% of last year's population. There are 1,500 rabbits this year.
Solve for w.
w = 750
100
A $230 suit is marked down by 10%.
The sale price is $___
$207
100
If the original quantity is 15 and the new quantity is 19, which is the best estimate for the percent change?
(A) 25% decrease
(B) 5% decrease
(C) 5% increase
(D) 25% increase
B
100
The local newspaper has letters to the editor from 80 people. If this number represents 4% of all of the newspaper's readers, how many readers does the newspaper have?
The newspaper has _____ readers.
2000 readers.
200
A 7th grade classroom has a total of 27 students, of whom 60% are girls.
How many girls are there?
15 Girls
200
A company that makes hair-care products has 7,000 people try a new shampoo. Of the 7,000 people, 63 had a mild allergic reaction.
Solve for P.
What percent of the people had a mild allergic reaction?
P = 0.9
0.9% of People had a allergic reaction.
200
The selling price of an item is $495. It is marked down by 20%, but this sale price is still marked up from the cost of $360.
The Markup is $___
$36
200
360 is increased by 45% The result is then decreased by 50%
What is the final number?
261
200
In a survey of 1,300 people who owned a certain type of car, 910 said they would buy that type of car again. What percent of the people surveyed were satisfied with the car?
___% of the people surveyed were satisfied with the car.
70%
300
A forest covers 80,000 acres. A survey finds that 1.5% of the forest is redwood trees. How many acres of redwood trees are there?
1200 Acres
300
A family buys a studio apartment for $150,000. They pay a down payment of $37,500.
A. The down payment is ___% of the purchase price.
B. A 7,500 down payment would be __% of the purchase price.
A. 25%
B. 5%
300
A department store buys 400 shirts at a cost of $2,800 and sells them at a selling price of $10 each. Find the percent markup.
The percent markup is ___%.
43%
300
Carolyn is searching online for tickets to a concert, the cost was $30. Now the cost is $39.
What is the percent change?
30% increase
300
A typical tip in a restaurant is 15% of the total bill. If the bill is $125, what would the typical tip be?
The typical tip would be $_____.
$18.75
400
A new health drink has 135% of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for a certain vitamin. The RDA for this vitamin is 60 mg.
How many milligrams of the vitamin are in the drink?
81 mg
400
Stefan sells Jin a bicycle for $138 and a helmet for $18. The total cost for Jin is 130% of what Stefan spent originally to buy the bike and helmet.
A. Stefan originally spent $___.
B. Stefan made $___ by selling the bicycle and helmet to Jin
A. $120
B. 36$
400
Van purchased a DVD player on sale. The original selling price was 175.80. The sale price was $153.67.
1. What is the first step in finding the percent markdown?
A. Find the cost
B. Find the markdown
C. Find the greatest markdown possible
2. The percent markdown was ___%. (Round to the nearest whole number if needed)
(1) B. Find the Markdown
(2) 13%
400
The seventh-grade class is raising money to have a class trip at the end of the year. They began the year with $1500. Now they have 1,650 in the account.
What is the percent increase for the money the class has raised?
10% increase
400
A salesperson at a jewelry store earns 77% commission each week. Last week, Heidi sold $710 worth of jewelry.
(1) How much did she make in commission?
Heidi earned $_____ in commission.
(2) How much did the jewelry store make from her sales?
The store made $_____ from her sales.
(1) $49.70
(2) $660.30
500
Is 700% of 5 less than 10, greater than 10 but less than 100, or greater than 100?
700% of 5 is _______________?
greater than 10 but less than 100.
500
Last month you spent $20 on clothing. This month you spent 180% of what you spent last month.
1. Choose the correct proportion to model this situation.
A.
B.
C.
D.
2. How much did you spend this month?
1. B
2. $36
500
A store is instructed by corporate headquarters to put a markup of 11% on all items. An item costing $27 is displayed by the store manager at a selling price of $33. As an employee, you notice that this selling price is incorrect.
Find the correct selling price.
The correct selling price is $__. (Round to the Whole Number if needed).
What was the manager's likely error?
A. The manager set the selling price at the markup.
B. The manager set the selling price at the cost.
C. The manager subtracted the markup from the cost instead of adding it.
D. The manager added the markup to the cost instead of subtracting it.
(1) $30
(2) A
500
Emily predicted her car payment to be $250 each month. Her actual car payment is $325 each month.
By what percent was Emily's prediction off?
30% off
500
There are 4,000 books in the town's library. Of these, 3,600 are fiction.
(1) Setup the percent equation. Choose the correct answer below.
A.
B.
C.
D.
(2) ___% of the books are fiction.
(1) C
(2) 90%