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Percent Proportion/Percent Equation Word Problems
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Discount & Sale Price
Finding the Percent, Part or Whole
100

Which store should Anastasia buy her sunglasses from if she wants to spend the least amount of money? How much is she saving by going to the cheaper store?

Target- 20% off a $35.00 pair of sunglasses 

Marshalls- 35% off a $45 pair of sunglasses. 


$1.25

100

Use the percent proportion to solve: If 12 out of 25 people like blue jolly ranchers. What percent of people like blue jolly ranchers?

48%

100

A fruit drink that was sold in 16-ounce containers is now sold in 20-ounce containers. What is the percent of change in quantity? State whether this is an increase or a decrease.

25% increase.

100

How much would a $289 bicycle cost if there was a discount of 15%?

$245.65.

100

What is 30% of 70?

30% of 70 is 21

200

Mark and his three friends ate out at Applebee’s. Their bill totaled $52.35. If they left the server a 20% tip, how much would each person pay if they split the bill evenly?

$15.71

200

There are a total of 450 students in the 7th grade. If 315 of the students are going to the Valentines Day dance, what percent of the students are not going to the dance?

30%

200

On Tuesday, Nash made 231 free throws on Wednesday he made 258 free throws. What is the percent change in his free throws? Round to the nearest percent. State whether this is increase or decrease.

12% increase

200

A sweater that costs $37.99 is discounted by 30%. Find the DISCOUNT amount.

$11.40

200

8 is what percent of 20?

40%

300

A tv is on sale for 20% off the original price. If the Sale price is $875. Calculate the original cost of the tv.

$1,093.75

300

Ms. Kelsey needs to answer 18% of her emails. If she has a total 200 emails. How many emails does she need to answer?

36 emails

300

Al's Quick Mart sells milk for $1.99 per gallon, but they used to sell it for $2.79. What is the percent change in the price? Round to the nearest WHOLE percent. State whether this is an increase or decrease.

29% decrease.

300

Listerine mouthwash costs $2.99 at CVS. If it is on sale for 20% off, what is the sale price?

$2.39

300

15 is 30% of what number?

50
400

Hailey purchased a new laptop for $1,150 at the Apple Store. If sales tax is 7.5%, what was the total of her purchase?

$1,236.25

400
John flips a quarter. It falls on tails 6 times. If this represents 30% of the time, how many times did he flip the quarter?

20 times

400

A customer estimates a computer at an electronics store is $1.099. The actually price is $1,349. Determine the percent of error. Round to the nearest whole percent.

19%.

400

A $120 pair of headphones are on sale for 45% off the original price. Find the SALE PRICE.

$66

400

35% was taken off the price of a snowboard you are purchasing. You are now paying $375. What was the ORIGINAL cost of the snowboard?

$576.92

500

Jackie got her haircut and paid $48, which included a tip. If she gave a 20% tip, what was the original price of her haircut without the tip?

$40

500

The local bakery sold 75% of their donuts by 11am. If they sold 105 donuts by 11am, how many donuts did they have left to sell by the end of the day?

35 donuts

500

Mr. Cesa had 135 Reese's from his students. Two days later 14 were gone. Calculate the percent change. Round to the nearest tenth.

10.4%

500

George can get a $10.28 discount on a $68.53 purchase at a certain department store because he works there. What PERCENT discount does he get? Round to the nearest whole.

15%

500

If 20% of a number is 8, what is 60% of that number?

If 20% of a number is 8, then 60% of that number is 24.

Bonus: The number is 40

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