Part of a Whole as a Percent
What number is 40% of 90?
what number is 36
If 8% sales tax is charged on the sale price of $255, what is the total with tax?
The total with tax is $275.40.
A store advertises 15% off an item that regularly sells for $300.
What is the sale price of the item?
The sale price is $255.
You have a coupon for additional 25% off the price of any sale item at a store. The store has put a robotics kit on sale for 15% off the original price of $40. What is the price of the robotics kit after both discounts?
$25.50
Daniel paid $22 for a water bottle. This amount includes 5% tax. What was the cost of the item before tax?
$20.95
21 is what percent of 60?
35%
A baseball team had 80 players show up for tryouts last year and this year had 96 players show up for tryouts. Find the percent increase in players from last year to this year.
The number of players this year was a 20% increase from last year.
An item that was selling for $72.00 is reduced to $60.00. Find the percent decrease in price. Round to the nearest tenth.
16.7%
A sign says that the price marked on all music equipment is 30% off the original price. You buy an electric guitar for the sale price of $315. What is the original price?
$450
Mr. Smith paid $36.36 for a carpet. This amount includes a tax of 10%. What was the cost of the carpet before tax?
$33.05
18 is 30% of what number?
what number is 60
Emillo paid $287.50 in taxes to the school district that he lives in this year. This year's taxes were a 15% increase from last year. What did Emillo pay in school taxes last year?
Emillo paid $250.00 in school taxes last year.
A snowmobile manufacturer claims that its newest model is 15% lighter than last year's model. If this year's model weighs 799 pounds., how much did last year's model weigh?
Last year's model weighed 940 pounds.
The cost of a New York Yankee baseball cap is $24.00. The local sporting goods store sells it for $30.00. Find the markup rate.
The markup rate is 25%.
Lilly paid $19.16 for a 1kg apple basket. This amount includes a tax of 3%. What was the cost of the apple before tax?
$18.60
40% of the students on a field trip love the museum. If there are 20 students on the field trip, how many love the museum?
8 students love the museum
Christa buys an alarm clock for $45. The store increases the purchase price of the clock by 150%? What is the new sales price of the alarm clock?
$30
Student enrollment at a local school is concerning the community because the number of students has dropped to 504, which is a 20% decrease from the previous year. What was the student enrollment the previous year?
The student enrollment from the previous year was 630 students.
At the amusement park, Laura paid $6.00 for a small cotton candy. Her older brother works at the park, and he told her they mark up the cotton candy by 300%. What is the price of the cotton candy before mark up?
$1.50
Mr. Paul pays the parking bill before tax at a cost of $33.20. The parking tax rate is 2%. Mr. Paul decides to leave a 5% tip for the parking guard based on the pre-tax amount. How much will the total bill be?
$35.52
A tool set is on sale for $424.15. The original price of the tool set was $499.00. What percent of the original price is the sale price?
85%
Celina bought her hand bag for $90. The purse increased in value by 50%. What is her hand bag worth now?
Her bag is worth $135 now.
Sonya expected to get $60 for her birthday, but she only got $40. What was the percentage decrease of the amount Sonya received?
1/3 or 33.33%
A ski shop has a markup rate of 50%. Find the selling price of skis that cost the store owner $300.
$450
A school district's property tax rate rises from 2.5% to 2.7% to cover a $300,000 budget deficit (shortage of money). What is the value of the property in the school district to the nearest dollar?
300,000 = .002W
W = 150,000,000
$150,000,000