Markups/Markdowns
A store pays $50 for a video game and marks it up by 35%. How much is the mark up?
$17.50
Jennifer bought a shirt that cost $25. It had a sales tax of 7%. How much tax did she pay?
$1.75
A DVD recorder was original $250. It was on sale for $200. What was the percent change?
20% decrease
Marcus thought he could get 100 free throws in 30 minutes. He actually got 80. What was his percent error?
25% under
Carol Lee bought a purse with an original price of $55. There was a 20% discount and a 7% sales tax. How much did she pay for the purse?
$47.08
A shirt originally cost $35. It was on sale for 15% off the original price. How much is the markdown?
$5.25
What is the total cost of a $12.60 item with an 8% sales tax?
$13.61
The price of gasoline was $3.00. The price is now $3.50 per gallon. What is the percent change? (round to the nearest whole number)
17% increase
Mr. Parker estimated there would be 500 people at the concert. There were actually 625. What was his percent error?
20% under
A meal costs $7.50 and has a 3.5% sales tax. How much is the meal with the tax?
$7.76
A dress shop is closing. Their dresses are marked down by 35%. If a dress originally cost $45, what is the cost after the markdown?
$29.25
Ben and his friends went to lunch. Their bill was $46.80. They left a 20% tip. How much tip did they leave?
$9.36
Madisyn enjoys taking part in races and keeps track of all of her finishing times. At a race last month, she finished in 350 minutes. Yesterday, she completed another race and finished in 413 minutes. What is the increase in Madisyn's finishing time?
18% increase
Planning for the party I estimated 150 would attend but only 127 ended up coming. What is the percent error?
18% over
I estimated that the repairs to my car would cost $80. In fact, they cost $120.
What was the percentage error?
33% under
A cell phone originally costs $499. It is marked down by 50%. How much is the new price?
$249.50
Jeffrey and his wife went to dinner for their anniversary. The dinner bill was $53.75. Jeffrey left an 18% tip. How much did Jeffrey pay for dinner including the tip?
$63.43
Last year, 6,960 athletes finished a marathon in Chicago. This year, there were 6,264 athletes finishing. What is the percent of decrease in the number of finishers?
10%
The report said the car park held 240 approximately, but we counted only 200 parking spaces. What is the percent error?
20% over
Erik expected 24 people to turn up for a job interview, but only 18 did. What was the percentage error?
33% over
A video game is on sale for 30% off. If the sale price is $15.40, what was the original price?
$22.00
What is the total cost of a $42 spa treatment with a 15% tip and a 5% sales tax?
$50.40
A music video had 125,350 hits in one day. The band had a television interview, and the next day, they had 535,450 hits for that day. What is the approximate percent change?
327% increase
The forecast said to expect around 15 mm of rain, but we really got 25 mm.
40% under
A video game was marked up by 60%. If the markup price is $40, what was the original price?
$25