Percent Applications - Copy

Markups/Discount

1

A shirt's wholesale price is $12.50, and the store's markup rate is 60%. What is the retail price?

What is $20?

2

At a one-day, 1/4 off sale, Nate buys a sweatshirt. If the retail price of the sweatshirt is $18.50, what is the sale price?

What is $13.87?

3

***DAILY DOUBLE***   A hardcover book sells for $24 at The Bookmart. Ben pays a total of $25.02 for the book. What is the sales tax rate?

What is 4.25%?

4

At a store, Pam bought a swimsuit that had been reduced by 60%. The original price was $45. Sales tax is 6%. How much did Pam pay for the swimsuit?

What is $19.08?

5

*** YOU PICK HOW MANY POINTS YOU WANT TO BET - YOU CAN BET UP TO HALF OF YOUR CURRENT POINTS ***. The owner of the Outdoor Furniture Center buys wooden benches for $50 each. He decides to use a 120% markup. At the end of the season, he wants to sell all the benches that are in stock. He sells the benches for 20%. What is the total price of a bench with this discount plus a 5% sales tax?

What is $92.40?

Tips/Commission

1

Penelope earns a commission of 1/10 of what she sells. Last week her sales totaled $2,345. How much did Penelope earn in commission?

What is $234.50?

2

Mimi gets a haircut and perm that costs $40.09. She gives the hairdresser a 15% tip. What is the total cost of Mimi's haircut and perm, including the tip?

What is $46.10?

3

Jill’s lunch bill was $13.85. She gave the server a 15% tip. What was the total cost of Jill’s lunch?

What is $15.93?

4

Curt made $50 in commission from selling 125 boxes of chocolates. If his total sales were $250, what was his rate of commission?

What is 20%?

5

Leah earns a 50% commission from her magazine sales. If her commission for the month of January was $200, what were her total sales for the month?

What is $400?

Simple Interest

1

Olivia deposits $7000 in an account that earns 7% simple interest paid annually. How long will it take for her account balance to reach $8000?

What is 2.04 years?

2

After 2 years, an account earning annual simple interest held $585.75. The original deposit was $550. What was the interest rate?

What is 3.25%?

3

Tom borrowed $2,000 at an 11.5% simple interest rate for 5 years. What is the total amount Tom will pay back at the end of 5 years?

What is $3,150?

4

***POWER PLAY***. You get to choose one team from answering this question!!!  Shannon deposited $1300 in her savings account. At an annual percentage rate of 4.5%, how much interest will be in the account at the end of 6 months?

What is $1329.95?

5

Joshua borrow $300 from his older sister to buy a bike. He promises to pay the total amount plus 5% simple interest in one year. How much will Joshua pay back in all?

What is $315?

Percent Change

1

Melissa's rent went from $650 in July to $660 in August. What is the percent of increase in Melissa's rent from July to August?

What is 1.5%?

2

Joel's phone bill went from $32.25 in March to $18.70 in April. What is the percent of decrease in Joel's phone bill from March to April?

What is 42%?

3

In one year, Braden's height went from 60 inches to 63 inches. What was the percent of increase in Braden's height?

What is 5%?

4

Tara purchased a DVD player for $150. Six months later, the same DVD player was selling for $120. What was the percent of decrease in the price?

What is 20%?

5

***DAILY DOUBLE***.   Last year there were 520 students enrolled at Olsen Middle School. This year there are 572 students enrolled? What is the percent of increase in the number of students?

What is 10%?