Basic Percents
What is 10% of 25?
2.5
If Angeline buys a $10.00 pair of tennis shoes at Target, and there is a 4% sales tax, how much will Angeline need to pay at the register?
$10.40
Jeanette wants to buy a $120.00 pair of shoes. The shoes are offered at 40% off. How much will Jeanette owe at the register?
$72
Lewis earns 20% commission at the Gap. If he sells an item for $54.00, how much money does he earn?
She earns $10.80
It costs a restaurant $2.00 to make a sandwich. They then sell the sandwich for $5.00. What is the markup rate of the sandwich?
150% markup rate
Find 15% of 80
12
Marty and Josh share a $84.00 meal at Olive Garden. What is their total bill if they decide to pay the waitress a 15% tip?
$96.60
If a store sells a $65.00 radio at a 20% discount, what will be the final price of the radio?
$52
Sadie places $2,500.00 into a bank account that offers 2% annual interest. If she keeps her money in the bank for a year, how much will she have total?
In total she will have $2550
It costs a shoe company $88.00 to make a shoe. They then sell the shoe for $100.00. What is the markup rate, rounded to the tenths place?
13.6% markup rate
Find 48% of 175
84
Ricardo buys a $1,420.00 sofa. If he lives in a state with 7% sales tax, how much will Ricardo need to pay in taxes on the sofa?
$99.40 is the tax amount
Pedro wants to buy his mother a $27.48 pair of earrings. If the earrings are on sale for 30% off and there is no sales tax, how much money will Pedro owe at the register?
$19.24
If Ryan makes a 5% commission at a clothing store, how much will he take home at the end of a day where he sells $488.00 worth of merchandise?
$24.40
Deanne pays $142.50 for a radio. The radio cost $76.14 to make. What was the markup rate of the radio rounded to a tenth of a percent?
87.2% markup rate
On Monday, the school principal notices that 60% of the students present are wearing jeans. If there are 180 students at school on Monday, how many are wearing jeans?
108 Students
Joanne buys a $108.50 dress with a 15% discount. How much money did Joanne spend?
$92.23
Loretta has a twenty dollar bill. She wants to buy a $24.99 hat. The hat has a 20% discount. Does Loretta have enough money to buy the hat?
Yes, she'll spend $19.99
Angela places $12,800 into a bank account with a 3% interest rate. At the end of a year, how much money will Angela have in her account?
$13,184 will be the total in the account.
A store buys a DVD from a wholesaler for $3.50. If the markup rate is 120%, how much does the store sell the DVD for?
$4.20
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
Stevie buys a $99.99 pair of shoes that has a 30% discount. If there is a 5% sales tax on the discounted shoes, how much will Stevie need to pay at the register?
$74.49
Paula had $100.00. She wants to buy a $124.88 dress that is offered with a 15% discount. Does Paula have enough money to buy the dress?
No, it will cost $106.15
Patricia deposits $1200, and after one year, she has in total $1278 in her account. What is her interest rate?
6.5% interest rate
A seafood restaurant buys lobsters for $9.00 from a local fisherman. If the restaurant has a 180% markup, how much do they sell the lobsters for?
$16.20