Finding Percent of a Number
Finding the Whole or the Part
Percent Word Problems
Tax, Total Cost, Discounts, and Sale Price
Tip, Commission, Misc.
100

54 is what percent of 135?

40%

100

25% of what number is 24?

Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.

96

100

Jill makes a monthly salary of $3,200. Each month she saves 7% of her salary. How much does Jill save each week?

$224

100

Panera offers a 15% discount off its regular price on salads during lunch. How much would you pay for a salad if the regular price is $6.50?

$5.52

100

Find the commission on an $8,000 sale with a commission rate of 8.5%

$680

200

What percent of 48 is 2.4?

5%

200

Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.

40% of what number is 136?

340

200

24 dogs were at the pet store. This was 60% of the total animals at the pet store. How many animals were at the store?

40 animals

200

Barnes and Noble is having a 20% off sale on all paperbacks. What would be the sale price of a book that originally cost $18.99?

$15.19

200

Find a 15% tip on a meal that costs $14.50

$2.18

300

32.5 is what percent of 130?

25%

300

Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.

What is 48% of 83?

39.8

300

A middle school has 570 students. 60% of the middle school students tried out for a sports team. How many students tried out for sports?

342 students

300

You bought a notebook that cost $14. The sales tax rate is 7%. How much would the sales tax be and what would be your total cost for the notebook?

tax- $0.98

total cost- $14.98

300

Find a 20% tip on a meal that costs $12.30.

$2.46

400

What percent of 200 is 120?

60%

400

Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.

74% of 634 is what number?

469.2

400
Twenty girls went on the Tellus Science Museum field trip. This was 40% of the total number of students on the trip. How many students went on the trip?

50 students

400

A store is having a 25% off sale on erasable pens. What would the sale price be for a set of erasable pens that originally cost $18

$13.50
400

Find the commission on a $3,200 sale with a commission rate of 6%.

$192

500

What percent of 150 is 27?

18%

500

Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.

60% of what number is 12?

20

500

A company has 500 employees. 75% of them signed up for the company savings plan. How many employees signed up for the company savings plan?

375 employees

500

You bought a jacket for $98. If the sales tax rate is 7%, how much would the sales tax be and how much would you need to pay for your jacket?

tax: $6.86

total cost: $104.86

500

Todd made a yearly salary of $50,000. If Todd receives a 5% raise, how much additional money will Todd earn?

With the additional money, what will Todd's new salary be?

raise: $2,500

new salary: $52,500

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