How do you convert a whole number to a percent?
Step 1: Move the decimal two places to the left
Step 2: Re-write the answer
Example
77 → .77
.77 --> 77%
How do you calculate a sale discount?
Step 1:
% off x original price = amount off the original price.
Step 2 :
Original price- amount off the original = sales cost
How do you calculate a tip?
Step 1: Write your percent as a decimal
Step 2: Multiple the total of the pre-tax or the subtotal by your percent (the percent in the previous step)
Step 3: Add your answer to the total amount of the bill.
Sam went to the local gas station and spent $12.00 on snacks and juice. Sales tax on food and beverages is 3.5%. How much did Sam spend at the store?
$12.42
How do you convert a decimal into a percent?
- Move the decimal two places to the right
Example:
.45 --> 45%
or
Multiply by 100 (just move the decimal point 2 places to the right).
Example
0.065 * 100 = 6.5%
3.75 * 100 = 375%.
How do you convert a percent into a decimal?
Divide the percent by 100
Example:
40% --> 40/100 ---> .4
In a gamestop, 2k21 is priced $59.99 and is marked "75% off." What is the discount?
What is the sale price of 2k21?
$15.00
Jon's restaurant bill was $150.88. He wants to give a 15% tip. How much should he tip?
Tip $22.63
Nike is having a sale on footwear! Joey purchased a pair of jordans priced at $150.00 Taxes on clothing and footwear is 4.5%. How much did Joey spend?
$156.75
Jimmy's teacher returned his math exam back to him this morning. Jimmy noticed that his score was 43/50. What percent/grade did Jimmy receive on his math test?
43/50= 86%
or
86
Convert 75 into a decimal
.75
On Amazon, a 55 inch flat television is priced $1119.99 and is marked "25% off." What is the discount?
What is the sale price of television?
$840.00
Seth's restaurant bill was $26.54. He wanted to give the waitress a 19% tip.
How much should he tip them?
* Bonus*
How much was Seth's total bill?
Tip
$5.04
Total Bill
$31.58
Doug and his three friends decide to go Texas Roadhouse for dinner. The total bill for Doug and his friends was $200.00 (which included a 8.75% tax). How much is the total bill with tax included?
$217.50
Susan is looking to purchase her first car! She was recently approved for a $60,000 auto loan. BMW bank of North America has a fixed auto loan interest rate of 2.0% for a 72 month loan. Susan would like to purchase a 2022 BMW M340i for $54,700.00 with a 72 month term period. When factoring in her fixed interest rate, how much would Susan pay for the car at the end of the auto loan?
$55,794.00
Convert 105.3 into a percent
1.053%
In a gamestop, NBA 2k23 is priced $59.99 and is marked "40% off." What is the discount? On Amazon, NBA 2k23 is priced 69.99 and is marked at 50% off.
How much are the games? Which game is cheaper?
Gamestop price of NBA 2k23 sale price
$35.99/$36.00
Amazon price of NBA 2k23 sale price
$35.00
What would the total bill be if you were to tip 15%?
$34.64
or
$34.65
Walmart is having a early Black Friday sale on electronics. All smart TVs are 75% off, smart watches are 55% off, gaming systems are 30% off and smartphones are 25% off. Frank would like to purchase a smart watch that was originally priced at $299.99 dollars. There’s currently a 4% tax on purchases above $110.00. With tax and the sales discount included, how much would Frank pay for the smart watch?
$140.39
or
$140.40
Doug and his three friends decide to go Olive Garden for dinner. The total bill for Doug and his friends was $200.00 (which included a 8.75% tax). Doug and his friends decided that they would split the bill (evenly in three ways) and each person would leave a 25% tip. How much would Doug and his friends pay for dinner?
$83.33
Suzie is stuck on a math problem on her percent to decimal quiz. Suzie is told to covert 145678% to a decimal. How would Suzie solve the problem? What would the answer be?
Move the decimal two places to the left
or
145678/100
Answer:
1456.78
Gamestop is having a early Black Friday sale on gaming systems. All gaming system are 25% off. Joe would like to purchase playstation 5 that was originally priced at $499.99. There’s currently a 4% tax on purchases above $110.00 for electronics. With tax and the sales discount included, how much would Joe pay for the playstation 5?
$389.98
or
$390.00
Calculate the total bill with a 25% tip included
$60.01
Best Buy is having a early Black Friday sale on electronics. All smart TVs are 75% off, smart watches are 55% off, gaming systems are 30% off and smartphones are 25% off. Greg would like to purchase a smart tv that was originally priced at $1,999.99 dollars. There’s currently a 4% tax on purchases above $110.00. With tax and the sales discount included, how much would Greg pay for the smart TV?
$519.99
or
$520.00
Nike is having a sale on apparel and footwear! Men’s footwear is 35% off. Men and women apparel is 50% and kids apparel is 60% off. Doug purchased a pair of jordans originally priced at $150.00 and bought 2 men’s athletic sweatpants originally priced at $45.99. How much did Doug spend?
$143.49