Santa's Percent Error
Santa estimated a toy sack weighed 20 lbs, but it actually weighed 18 lbs. Find the percent error.
What is 11%?
An elf reads 40 pages of a 70-page book, 60 pages of an 85-page book, and 43 pages of a 65-page book. What percent of the total pages has the elf NOT read?
Selling Price=Original Price×(1+Markup)
35%
A toy shop sells ornaments at a 54% markup. If an ornament sells for $69.30, what was the original price?
Selling Price=Original Price×(1+Markup)
What is $45?
Santa borrows $800 and pays back $120 in simple interest after 5 years. What was the annual interest rate?
What is 3%?
What kind of number do you get when you find the product of a positive number and negative number?
What is a negative number?
Mrs. Claus predicts 50 cookies were baked, but only 45 cookies were made. What is the percent error?
What is 11.11%
A student watches 30 minutes of a 90-minute movie and 45 minutes of a 60-minute movie. What percent of the total time has the student watched?
What is 50%
A sweater is sold for $84 after a 40% markup. What was the original price?
Selling Price=Original Price×(1+Markup)
What is $60?
Santa’s lunch costs $22.50, and there is a 9% meals tax. What is the total bill?
What is $24.53?
Solve and find the exponents.
5-3 x 53=
What is 1?
An elf estimates a toy train is 15 inches long, but it is actually 14 inches. What is the percent error?
What is 7.14%
Santa wraps 220 gifts out of 300 total gifts.
What percent of gifts are still unwrapped?
What is 26.67%
A sled is marked up 25% and sells for $125. What was the cost before markup?
Selling Price=Original Price×(1+Markup)
What is $100?
A $24.50 meal becomes $31.85 after tax and tip. What percent tip was given?
What is 20%
How do you change a decimal to a fraction?
What ever place the last number behind the decimal falls in, that will be the numerator; the entire number behind the decimal is the numerator. Then, you need to divide the numerator by the denominator.
A reindeer trainer estimates a sleigh ride is 40 miles, but it is actually 50 miles. What is the percent error?
What is 20%
An elf decorates 75 ornaments out of 120 total ornaments. What percent are decorated?
What is 62.5%
A toy robot sells for $195 after a 30% markup. What was the original price?
Selling Price=Original Price×(1+Markup)
What is $150?
A holiday meal costs $30, plus 8% tax. What is the total cost?
What is $32.40?
There are 16 ounces in 1 pound. How many cups are in 1 pound?
What is 16 cups?
Santa predicts he will deliver 200 gifts, but he actually delivers 230 gifts. What is the percent error?
What is 13%
A student completes 150 problems out of 200 across two holiday assignments. What percent are unfinished?
25%
A holiday basket sells for $162 after a 35% markup. What was the original cost?
Selling Price=Original Price×(1+Markup)
What is $120?
A toy shop pays $180 interest on a 3-year loan at 6%. What was the principal?
What is $1,000?
What is an integer?
What is whole numbers, their opposites, and zero; they are not fractions or decimals.