Percent & Percent Error
Tyler estimates his room is 20 square feet. After measuring, he finds it is 22.5 square feet. Find the percent error to whole percent.
11%
An item sells for $45.00 after a 20% discount. Find the original price.
$56.25
A survey was given to 1,000 people. If 25% of people surveyed stated that they preferred dogs over cats, how many people preferred dogs?
250 people prefer dogs
Estimated value = 62.5 g. Actual Value = 65.2 grams. Find percent error to nearest hundredth.
What is 4.14% error?
Original airfare $340 New airfare $255
What is 25%?
A restaurant bill has the 8.875% sales tax applied. If the bill, after tax, is $97.53, find the subtotal, or cost before tax.
$89.58
There are 24 animals that just got adopted from the shelter. If this represents 23% of the animals, how many total animals are in the shelter?
104 animals
A class has 45 students. Of those students, 15 have a dog. What percent of students have a dog to nearest whole percent?
33%
The Jacksons bought a house for $145,000 for years ago. They sell the house this year for $174,000. What is the percent of increase?
What is 20%
The sale price of a watch is $269.99. If the watch is on sale for 30% off, what was the original price of the watch?
$385.70
There are 14 coconuts on a palm tree. If 9 of the coconuts fall on the ground, find the percentage of coconuts still in the tree to the nearest tenth.
35.7%
Juan measures his height to be 68 inches. He estimated he was 6 feet tall. Find the percent error to nearest tenth.
5.9%
Last year monique's rent was $460/mo. This year her rent increased to $506. What is the percent of increase in her rent?
What is 10%?
At a restaurant, your bill comes to $48.45 before tax. If sale tax is 8.875%, find the total after tax.
$52.75
There are 10 blue pens, 4 green pens and 6 red pens in a drawer. What percent of pens are not red?
70%
A compact disk player costs $269.00. It is on sale for 20% off and there is a 6% sales tax applied after the discount. Find the final price of the CD player.
$228.11
Find the percent of change if the original population was 800 and the new population is 716?
What is Decrease of 10.5%