Basic Percentages
Change 4.732 to a percent.
473.2%
Bill earns a commission on all sales he makes. He sells a bed for $591 and earns a commission of $43. Find the percent commission rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.
7.3%
A car rack is marketed at $405. However, it is 3.5% off. What is the new selling price? Round your answer to the nearest penny.
$390.83
How much simple interest is earned if $7,600 is invested at 8% per year for 7 years?
$4,256
Change 8 5/8% into a fraction.
69/800
Tami answers 70% of the questions on her test correctly. If Tami had 98 correct answers, how many questions were on the exam?
140
The population of Silvertown decreases by 4.1%. If the original population was 14,678. What is the new population correct to the nearest person?
14,076
A business owner borrows $3,600 for 3 months at 8% per year simple interest rate. At the end of the 3-month loan period, how much interest is owed?
$72
Jamal received 30% of votes for an election. If a pie chart was created, how many degrees would his section have?
108 degrees
27 is what percent of 45?
60%
A state charges 8% sales tax on all sales. If the sales tax on a computer is $20 find the sales price of the computer, correct to the nearest dollar.
$250
The bartender is given a 4.6% salary increase. If the bartender's current salary is $2,900 per month, find the bartender's new monthly salary?
$3,033
A business owner borrowed $3,200 for 6 months. At the end of 6-months the interest owed is $96. What was the simple interest rate (as a percent)?
6%
In an election, Mercy received 13 votes, Bernardo received 6 votes, Henri received the remaining 31 votes. If a pie chart was drawn, how many degrees would represent Mercy's share of the votes? (round to the nearest degree)
94 degrees
What number is 142 6/7% of 77?
110
In a state, a television sold for $428 and had a slates tax of $45. Find the sales tax rate to the nearest tenth of a percent.
10.5%
A clerk makes a salary of $2,600 per month has her salary increased to $2,950 per month. Find the percent increase correct to the tenth of a percent.
13.5%
Suppose that $6,700 is invested at 9% simple interest per year. What will the balance be after 4 years?
$9,112
162.5% of what number is 158?
97.2
The balance on a 5 year loan is $4,640. If the simple interest rate is 9% per year, what was the principal borrowed?
$3,200
Draw an accurate pie chart using a protractor for the following data. Henry 35 votes, Bernardo 32 votes, Estevan 47 votes.
Henry 30.7%, 110.52,
Bernardo 28.1%, 101.16,
Estevan 41.2%, 148.32
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