Use the percent equation to solve: The local bakery sells 150 donuts a day. If 70% if these donuts are sold in the morning, how many donuts are sold in the morning?
What is 105 donuts
A fruit drink that was sold in 16-ounce containers is now sold in 20-ounce containers. What is the percent of change in quantity? State whether this is an increase or a decrease.
What is 25% increase.
Jane sold $50,000 worth of insurance policies. She got a check for $6,000. This is her commission %.
What is 12%
Ted is a salesman and makes 15% commission. If he sells $11,354, how much will he make in commission?
What is $1,703.10
Use the percent proportion A store paid $75.50 for a couch. To make a profit, the store marked up the couch 80%. This is the selling price of the couch.
What is $135.90
A customer estimates a computer at an electronics store is $1100. Determine the percent of error in price if the actual price is $1349. Round to the nearest whole percent.
What is 18% error
Harry bought some shoes at Kohls. The shoes were originally $89.99, but were marked down 25%. At the register, Harry used a coupon for an additional 15% off. Once these discounts were applied, Henry whipped out his $10 Kohls cash which took off 10. Once the local tax of 5.5% was applied, this was the price he paid (rounded to the nearest penny).
What is $49.97
Ed earns 5% commission on all cars he sells. He needs to make $4,000 this month. How much does he need to sell in order to make his goal of $4,000?
What is $80,000
5 friends go out to eat. The total bill comes to $84.59. Tax on the mean comes is 6.5%. They also decide to pay 18% on the original amount of $84.59. This is how much each person should pay if they split the mean evenly.
What is $21.06
Tina bought a dress and paid $45. She used a 25% off coupon. This is the original price.
What is $60