Percent Change
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Real World
Percent Situations
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100

A video game costs $40. The price increases by 25%. What is the new price for the video game?

$50

100

What is 1% of 600?

6

100

Jada has a new puppy that weighs 13 pounds. This is 20% of it's adult weight. How much will it weigh when it is an adult? 

65 pounds

100

(Tell: sales tax, tip, interest, markup, discount/sale, commission, depreciation) Explain how you know!

A bike originally costs $300, but during a seasonal promotion the price is reduced by 40%.


Discount or Sale 

100

Which decimal is the best estimate of the fraction 29/40 ?

  0.5   0.6   0.7   0.8

0.7

200

A plant was 60 cm tall. It decreased in height by 10% due to damage. What is the new height of the plant? 

54 cm

200

What is .5% of 800? 

4

200

Priya walked 60 yards. Tyler walked 4/5 of this amount. How far did Tyler walk? 

48 yards 

200

(Tell: sales tax, tip, interest, markup, discount/sale, commission, depreciation) Explain how you know!

You buy a $25 book, and at checkout the total increases because of your state’s required extra charge.

Sales Tax

200

Your total bill at a restaurant is $24. If you pay $30, what percentage is the tip?

25%

300

A jacket costs $80. It is on sale for 30% off. What is the new discounted price of the jacket? 

$56

300

What is 2.5% of 400?

10

300

At a dinner, the meal costs $22, and a sales tax of $1.87 is added to the bill. How much would the sales tax be on a $66 meal?

$5.61

300

(Tell: sales tax, tip, interest, markup, discount/sale, commission, depreciation) Explain how you know!

A grocery store increases the price of apples by 10% compared to what they paid the supplier.

MarkUp

300

Which equation matches this situation? Noah picked 3 kg of cherries. Mai picked half as many cherries as Noah. How many total kg of cherries did Mai and Noah pick?

3 + 1/2                        (1 + 1/2) * 3

3 - 1/2                          1 + 1/2 * 3 

     (1 + 1/2) * 3

400

A $200 item is discounted by 30%, then an additional 10% off the sale price. What is the final price of the item? 

$126

400

What is 12.5% of 80?

10

400

A fish tank can hold 36 liters. Currently it has 27 liters of water in the tank. What percentage full is the tank? 

75% full

400

(Tell: sales tax, tip, interest, markup, discount/sale, commission, depreciation) Explain how you know!

You leave $500 in a bank account, and after a year the balance has increased without you adding any money.

Interest

400

A store has a 20%-off sale on pants. With this discount, the price of one pair of pants before tax is $15.20. What was the original price of the pants?

A. $3.04       B. $12.16      C. $18.24      D. $19.00

 D. $19.00

500

A jacket costs $120. It is on sale for 25% off, and then a 8% sales tax is added. What is the final price?

$97.20

500

What is .2% of 50?

.1

500

Sam and Jane both received raises at their jobs.

  • Sam earns $2,000 per month and receives a 10% raise.
  • Jane earns $3,000 per month and receives a 5% raise.

What is the total amount of increase in salary per month for their jobs?

$350 total increases


  • Sam: 10% of 2,000 = 200
  • Jane: 5% of 3,000 = 150



500

(Tell: sales tax, tip, interest, markup, discount/sale, commission, depreciation) Explain how you know!


A laptop originally costs $1,000 but loses 15% of its value each year.

Depreciation

500

A company claims that their new box holds 20% more laundry soap. If the new box holds 54 ounces of soap, how much did the old box hold?

45 ounces

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