Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
This decimal is equivalent to 50%
0.5
What number is 40% of 90?
What is 18% of 200?
36
A store increases the price of an item by a certain percent. This is called a ___?
markup!
The formula for simple interest is I = Prt. What does "P" stand for?
Principle!
Convert 3/4 into a decimal
0.75
72 is 60% of what number?
120
A meal costs $45, and tax is 8.5%. How much is the tax?
$3.83
(0.085 × 45 = 3.825)
If a $20 shirt is marked up by 25%, what is the new price?
$25
Find the simple interest: $500 at 5% for 3 years.
$75
What is 0.125 as a fraction?
1/8
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Out of 250 students, 85% own a smartphone. How many students own a smartphone?
212
A jacket is $65, but after a discount, the final price is $48.75. What percent was the discount?
25%
(x × 65 = 16.25, x = 0.25)
A bicycle originally costs $150, and is on sale for 20% off. What is the discount amount?
$30
A savings account earns 4% simple interest. If you deposit $1,200 for 2 years, how much interest will you earn?
$96
What percent is 7/8 rounded to the nearest tenth?
87.5%
A store sells 36 apples. If 12% of the apples are bad, how many good apples remain?
32 apples
(12% of 36 = 4.32, so 36 - 4 = 32)
A basketball player made 60 shots, which is 75% of the total shots taken. How many shots did they attempt?
80
(60 = 0.75x, x = 80)
A pair of sneakers costs $80 and is marked up by 30%. What is the final price?
$104
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
A person borrows $2,500 at 3.5% for 5 years. How much total will they repay, including the interest?
$2,937.50