Ms. Shanks Fav Hobby (Shopping)
A pair of sneakers is originally priced at $50. During a weekend sale, the store offers an additional 10% off the current price. How much will the sneakers cost after applying the discount?
$45
John invested in a tech company, buying shares at $50 each. After a year, the price per share increased by 18%. What is the new price per share?
$59
Emma's meal at a restaurant costs $40. She wants to leave a 15% tip. How much tip should Emma leave?
$6
Sarah subscribes to an online service that charges her $15 per month. If the tax rate is 8%, how much does she pay in total each month including tax?
$16.20
What is Ms. Shanks' baby's name?
Malcolm (Mac)
Brian is shopping for groceries and finds that a packet of cheese is priced at $12. The store offers a 15% discount for members. If Brian is a member, how much will he save on the packet of cheese?
$180
A pharmaceutical company's stock fell from $100 to $85 per share during a market dip. It then recovered by increasing 20%. What is the price per share after the recovery?
$102
A restaurant automatically adds an 18% tip to the bill. If the tip was $9 what was the bill before the tip was added in dollars?
$50
Jake bought a new book for $27. The total amount he paid, including tax, was $29.16. What was the sales tax rate?
8%
The ratio of sugar to flour for cooking a cake is 1/2 to 2. What percent of the cake is flour? (Assume that there are only sugar and flour in the cake)
80%
A toy store manager received a large order of Mr. Slinkums just in time for the holidays. The manager places 20% of them on the shelves leaving the other 120 Slinkums in storage. How many Mr. Slinkums were in this order?
150 Mr. Slinkums
David bought shares in an energy company for $40 each. The shares increased by 10% in the first quarter and by another 15% in the second quarter. What is the final price per share after both increases?
$50.60
Lily and her three friends had brunch costing $120 in total. They left a 10% tip. If they split the total cost including the tip equally, how much does each person pay?
$33
A 6% increase by a local media cable company resulted in an increase of $1.20 per month on a family's bill. How many dollars was the monthly bill before the increase?
$20
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Emily is buying a new laptop that costs $1,200. The store is offering a 20% discount on all electronics and an additional 5% off the discounted price if you sign up for their newsletter. How much will Emily pay in total for the laptop after both discounts are applied?
$912
A stock loses 10% of its value on Monday. On Tuesday it loses 20% of the value it had at the end of the day on Monday. What is the overall percent loss in value from the beginning of the day Monday to the end of the day Tuesday?
28%
Mark's dinner costs $75. He initially plans to leave a 12% tip but decides to increase it to 18% for excellent service. How much more will he pay with the increase?
$4.50
A pair of shoes is on sale for $63 after a 30% discount. What was the original price before the discount?
$90
If A is 50% larger than C, and B is 25% larger than C, then A is what percent larger than B?
20%
The original price of an item was $50. The store deducted 20%, and then deducted an additional 20% off the reduced price. How many dollars more would a consumer save if the store had simply reduced the original price by 40%?
$2
Sarah purchased stock in a retail company at $75 per share. Unfortunately, the price dropped by 12% over the next month. If the decreasing trend continues, what would be the value per share after 4 months rounded to the nearest dollar?
$45
Michael paid a total of $92 at a restaurant, which includes a 10% tip. What was the original amount of the bill before adding the tip?
$83.64
A group of friends received a restaurant bill of $180. They left a 15% tip. If they split the total cost evenly among six people, how much does each person pay?
$34.50
The length of a rectangle is twice its width. If the length is decreased by 20% and the width is increased by 20%, by what percent is the area decreased?
4%