Powerful Percentages
What is 10% of $350?
$35
A $60 jumper is 10% off. What is the sale price?
$54
A drink costs $3.75. You pay with $10. How much change?
$6.25
Is a $125 wage payment into your account a credit or debit?
Credit
Mia earns $120 per week. She spends $35 on transport, $25 on food and saves $40. How much money does she have left to spend?
$20
What is 1% of $875?
$8.75
A $120 pair of shoes is 25% off. How much is saved?
$30
Three notebooks cost $7.85 each. What is the total?
$23.55
Your opening balance is $320. You receive $150 and spend $85. What is the closing balance?
$385
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$32
(If you got $26 you did not remember BIMDAS)
What is 12% of $260?
$31.20
A $180 jacket is 15% off. What is the final price?
$153
You have $150 and spend $38.75, $46.90 and $19.95. How much remains?
$44.40
Your statement shows a $79.95 debit, but your receipt says $69.90. How much were you overcharged?
$10.05
A phone plan costs $25 per month. A competing company offers the same plan for $20 per month, but charges a one-off $30 switching fee. How much money would you save in the first year by switching?
$30
What is 24% of $42
$10.08
A $230 item is 30% off at Store A. Store B offers 25% off plus another $15 off. Which is cheaper?
Store B is $3.50 cheaper.
Store A = $161 Store B = $157.50
A class buys 28 tickets at $12 each and pays $185 for transport. What is the total cost?
$521
Sarah's bank account has an opening balance of $850 in August. During the month, she receives two payments of $275 and $420. She then pays $185 for groceries and $400 for rent in August, as well as $95 for petrol in September. What is Sarah's closing bank balance for August?
$960
A camera costs $400. The price increases by 15%, then decreases by 15%. What is the new price
$390.90
What is 61% of $800
$488
A $500 console is reduced by 30% during week 1. During week 2, the console's price increases by 35% from week 1. How much does the store charge for the console in week 2?
$472.50
A school has $1,000. It buys 8 balls at $34.95 each, 12 cones at $8.75 each and 5 nets at $89.50 each. How much money remains?
$167.90
A statement opens at $675.80. Credits are $420 and $35.50; debits are $189.95, $76.40 and $124.75. The reported closing balance is $750.20. Is it correct?
No. The correct closing balance is $740.20, so the reported balance is $10 too high.
A shop purchases 20 water bottles for $8 each and sells them for $15 each. However, only 16 bottles sell. After accounting for the cost of all 20 bottles, how much profit has the shop made?
$80