Decimals and Percents
What is 45.78% as a decimal?
0.4578
The ratio of hockey fans to soccer fans in a class is 8:3. What fraction of the class are hockey fans?
8/11
A case of Brisk costs $26.95 at Northern. There are 12 cans of iced tea in the case. What is the unit price, or the cost of 1 can of Brisk? Remember to round your answer to 2 decimal places.
$2.25 per can
A new shirt costs $40 for the store to buy. They place a 25% markup on the shirt before selling it to customers. What is the price of the shirt after the markup?
$50
An employee earns $19 an hour and works for 8.5 hours on any given day. What is their gross pay for the day?
$161.50
What is 0.052 as a percent?
5.2%
A recipe uses a ratio of 2 cups of flour to 3 cups of butter. How much flour is needed if we used 9 cups of butter?
6 cups of flour
Two brands of cereal are on sale.
Brand A: 650g for $7.85
Brand B: 1000g for $13.65
Which brand is the more economical buy? Be sure that you're able to explain why.
Brand A is better because it has a lower unit price.
A jacket is on sale for 30% off its listed price of $120. What is the cost of the jacket after this discount?
$84
An employee has a gross pay of $720 for one pay period. The have $38.20 deducted for CPP, $12.60 deducted for EI, and $109.00 deducted for income tax. What is their net pay?
$560.20
What is 12% of 84?
10.08
The current exchange rate for CAD to USD is 1CAD=0.72USD. How much USD will you receive for $100 CAD?
$72USD
If someone makes $24 an hour, and they get paid time and half for overtime work, what is their hourly overtime wage?
$36 an hour
GST Tax in Nunavut is 5%. How much GST is charged on an item that costs $200?
$10
Write out a definition for net pay that your group can agree on.
Net Pay: The part of your paycheque left over after all deductions, or, your actually take home pay.
What percentage is 24 out of 26?
92% or 92.3%
A class has 12 girls and 18 boys. What is the simplest ratio of girls to boys in the class?
2:3
An employee gets paid $20 an hour for their work. They get paid time and a half for any overtime work they do. If they work 40 regular hours, and 6 overtime hours, how much will they make in a week?
$980
Calculate the total cost of an $80 item after a 5% GST tax is applied.
$84
Write out the definition for gross pay that your group can agree on.
Your wage or payment before any deductions are taken off.