Finding Precents
What is 59% of 640?
377.6
The registration fee for a car is 0.8% of $5,700. What is the fee?
$45.60
What percent is 17 out of 40?
42.5%
Lisa’s team won 8 games last month and 10 this month. What’s the percent increase?
25% increase
$5,000 item has a 44% markdown. What’s the sale price?
$2,800
What is 0.20% of 3,542?
7.084
Olivia makes 4% commission on $7,200 in sales. How much commission did she make?
$288
The Washingtons put $60,000 down on a $240,000 home. What percent is that?
25%
Whose measurement had the greatest percent error if Linda measured 26 mm, Joe 23 mm, and Amy 25 mm for a 25 mm screw?
Joe (8% error)
$4,200 item has a 35% markdown. What’s the sale price?
$2,730
What is 195% of 568?
1,107.6
If she earns that each week for 52 weeks, how much is that per year?
$14,976
What percent would a $12,000 down payment be?
5%
Alyssa estimated 2.1 L instead of 1.5 L. What’s her percent error?
40%
$7,200 car marked up 15%. What’s the new price?
$8,280
What is 74% of 920?
680.8
A company charges 4.5% shipping on a $56 item. What is the fee?
$2.52
35 of 140 customers order iced tea. What percent is that?
25%
Fall Festival attendance went from 650 to 575. What’s the percent change?
~12% decrease
$55 sweater discounted 20% plus 5.5% tax. What’s the final price?
~$46.20
What is 2% of 180?
3.6
Liam saves $40 in March and 175% of that in April. How much does he save in April?
$70
18 of 45 band students play saxophone. What percent is that?
40%
Melissa estimated 250 pages, read 290. What’s her percent error?
16%
A $800 loan earns 4.5% simple interest per year for 2 years. What’s the interest?
$72