Percent Change
A video game cost $40 last month and now costs $50. What is the percent change? (include if it is an increase or decrease.)
25% increase
A $20 shirt is on sale for 25% off. What is the discount amount?
$5
A restaurant bill is $40, and you leave a 20% tip. How much is the tip?
$8
Find the interest earned on $200 at 4% for 1 year.
$8
The population of a small town decreased from 5,000 to 4,600. What is the percent change? (include if it is an increase or decrease).
8% decrease
A store buys a backpack for $24 and sells it for $36. What is the percent markup?
50%
A phone costs $250, and there is a 6% sales tax. What is the total cost?
$265
Find the interest earned on $800 at 5% for 3 years.
$120
A student’s test score was 72 points before the retake. After the retake, his score increased by 12.5%. What is the amount of change?
9 points
A pair of shoes that originally cost $60 is marked down 30%. What is the sale price?
$42
A customer pays $4.28 in tax. On a meal that charged 6% tax. What was the price before tax?
$71.33
Jordan invests $900 in a savings account that earns 4% simple interest for 9 months. How much interest will Jordan earn?
$27
A store’s profit increased by $1,500, which is 30%. What was the original profit?
$5,000
A bike is on sale for $20 off, which is 10% off. What was the original price?
$200
A customer paid $64.20 for a pair of shoes after a 7% sales tax was added. What was the original price of the shoes before tax?
$60
A savings account earns 3.5% interest on $2,000 for 4 years. What is the interest earned?
$280
A stock’s value dropped by 15% to $357. What was the original value before the decrease?
$420
A store applied a 15% discount to a pair of jeans and sold them for $34. What was the original price?
$40
A dinner costs $48. You leave a 15% tip and pay 8% sales tax. What is the total amount paid?
$59.04
A loan of $2,400 is borrowed at a 5% simple interest rate for 18 months. What is the total amount that must be repaid at the end of the loan?
$2,580