Percent Change
A board is cut so that its length is changed from 8 feet to 6.5 feet. What is the percent of change in length? Round your answer to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
18.6% Decrease
Find the total price if a store pays $2.00 for a gallon of milk and the markup is 40%.
$2.80
Find the % error. Round to the nearest whole percent, if necessary.
estimated cost: $14.98; actual cost: $7.09
Eric had a 25% discount on baseball equipment. The selling price was $172.50. What was the original price?
$230
Find 6.1% of 162. Round to the nearest TENTH.
9.9
6 is what percent of 22? Round to the nearest tenth.
27.3%
Find the simple interest earned to the nearest cent for each principal, interest rate, and time.
$1,200, 3.5%, 2 years
$84
Find the percent of change.
From 49 lb. to 11 lb.
77.6% Decrease
Find the total price if a store pays $38 for a baseball glove and the markup is 30%.
$49.40
Find the % error. Round to the nearest tenth percent, if necessary.
estimated: 144 gumballs; actual: 183 gumballs
21.3%
Taylor is buying a chest freezer that had an original price of $145 but is advertised at 25% off. Sales tax of 6.75% is applied to the discounted price. How much will Taylor pay for the chest freezer?
$116.09
What is 3.2% of 452. Round to the nearest TENTH.
14.5
16 is what percent of 25? Round to the nearest tenth.
64%
Find the simple interest paid to the nearest cent for each loan, interest rate, and time.
$668, 5%, 2 years
Mr. Mendez had 24 cows on his farm. At an auction, he bought 5 more cows. Find the percent of change in the number of cows on the farm. Round your answer to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
20.8% Increase
Find the total cost.
item: $99; markup: 27%
$125.73
Convert 6.21% to a decimal.
0.0621
Find the selling price if a store pays $4.00 for a package of lunch meat and the markup is 40%.
$5.60
Vanessa bought 40 raffle tickets at her town festival. If 30% of the tickets were winners, how many were not winners?
28
39 is what percent of 171? Round to the nearest tenth.
22.8%
Find the amount of interest:
Principal: $12,113 Rate: 8% Time: 10 years
$9,690.40
In 2000, the population of Delray Beach, Florida was 47,184. In 2010, the population was 60,020. What is the percent of change in population? Round your answer to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
27.2% Increase
Find the total cost.
item: $51; tip: 23%
$62.73
Convert 0.078 to a %
7.8%
Find the sale price to the nearest cent.
A jacket that normally sells for $37 is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price of the jacket?
$27.75
33 is 42% of what number?
Round to the nearest tenth.
78.6
42 is what percent of 171.
Round to the nearest tenth.
24.6%
The Masters family financed a computer that cost $1,200. If the interest rate is 19%, how much will the family owe for the computer after 1 month if no payments are made?
$1,219.00
At the beginning of June, the pet store had 22 puppies. By the end of the month they had 5 puppies left. What is the percent of change in the number of puppies? Round your answer to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
77.3% Decrease
Find the total cost.
item: $9.17; tax: 3.3%
$9.47
Find the % error. Round to the nearest whole percent, if necessary.
estimated: 25.8; actual: 74.6
65% error
Find the selling price if a store pays $238 for a baseball bat and the markup is 30%.
$309.40
15 is 13.0% of what number? Round to the nearest tenth.
115.4
123 is what percent of 456?
Round to the nearest tenth.
27.0%
Samantha received a loan from the bank for $4,500. She plans on paying off the loan in 4 years. At the end of 4 years, Samantha will have paid $900 in interest. What is the simple interest rate on the bank loan?
5%