Percent Application
What is 70% of 120?
What is 84
How much would you tip your hairdresser if your haircut costs $25 and you want to tip her 15%?
What is $3.75
A car salesman sells a car worth $17,500. He earns a commission of 9.6% for each car he sells. How much commission did he earn?
$1680
What is 60% of 35?
21
A belt costs $23.00. The sales tax on the belt is 6%. How much money do you pay in the end?
$24.38
Julie went to Bertucci's last night for dinner. Her meal costs $24.20 and she leaves a 15%. How much did she pay in the end?
$27.83
Lauren sold $460 worth of clothes at Nordstroms and earned a commission of 3.2%. How much did she earn in commission?
$14.72
What is 7% of 74?
5.18
You are charged 4% sales tax. You purchase a new bicycle and pay $27. What is the total price of the bicycle?
$28.08
Michael’s bill at a restaurant was $34. He wants to leave an 11% tip. How much will the tip be?
$3.74
Bobby earns a 4% commission rate. If he sells an item for $650, how much will he earn in commmission?
$26
What is 140% of 86?
120.4
You bought new sneakers for $78. If the sales tax rate is 7.5%, how much will you pay in the end?
$83.85
Marcy and Jill sell insurance policies. They each earn a commission rate of 4% on their sales. One week, Marcy sells $1650 in insurance. The same week, Jill sells $1495 in insurance. How much more commission does Marcy earn for the week?
$6.20 more
What is 6.3% of 27?
1.701
Maggie goes out to lunch at TGIFridays. The bill for her restaurant meal is $22. The sales tax is 6%. She decides to leave a 15% tip. How much does she pay?
$26.81
You go to Cheesecake factory for your birthday. The total bill comes to $51. The tax is 6% and you want to tip 20%. How much do you owe?
$64.87
Mr. Li and Ms. Brown both sell used cars. Mr. Li sells a car for $9950 and earns 4.5% commission. Ms. Brown sells a car for $10,300 and earns 4.4% commission. How much does each person earn in commission?
Mr. Li: $447.75.
Ms. Brown: $453.20