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Percents in Real Life
100
Mary went out to dinner with her family. The total bill for dinner was $42.00. Her dad decided to tip the server 15%. What amount did the server receive as a tip?
$6.30
100
Jose traveled to Florida to visit family. While in Florida he bought a shirt priced at $25.00. The sales tax in Florida was 6%. How much was the tax charged for the shirt?
$1.50
100
25% of 80 = ______.
20
100
Michelle visited her sister in California. While there, she bought $42.00 worth of party supplies for her nephew’s birthday. The city where she bought the supplies had an 8% sales tax. Find the amount she spent in sales tax on the birthday supplies.
$3.36
100
Ms. Pearson had a flower garden. In the spring she planted 100 seeds. Of the seeds planted, 35% were pansies. How many pansies did Ms. Pearson plant?
35 pansies
200
Miss Stroda went to breakfast with her grandpa. The bill for breakfast was $17.00. Grandpa decided to skimp on the tip and only left a 10% tip for the waitress. How much did he leave for a tip?
$1.70
200
Bobette went to Washington for a basketball tournament. Washington has a sales tax rate of 9%. Bobette had to buy a new pack of socks on her trip. If the socks cost $12.00, what was the TOTAL cost of the purchase including the sales tax?
$13.08 Socks - $12.00 Tax - $1.08
200
______ is 10% of 70.
7
200
Carter went to the store to buy a new Wii. He found last year’s model on sale for 15% off the original price, which was $199.00. How much was the discount on the Wii?
$29.85 discount
200
Percent means what?
"Out of 100"
300
Mikayla took her friends to lunch. The bill came to $37.00. She left a 15% tip. a. Find the amount of money left for the tip. b. How much did Mikayla spend on lunch, including the tip?
A. $5.55 tip B. $42.55 TOTAL
300
Michelle visited her sister in California. While there, she bought $42.00 worth of party supplies for her nephew’s birthday. The city where she bought the supplies had an 8% sales tax. Find the amount she spent in sales tax on the birthday supplies.
$3.36
300
80% of 150 is ______.
120
300
Doreen went to the store to buy a pair of jeans. The jeans she liked best were originally $40.00. They were on sale for 30% off. How much was the discount on the jeans?
$12.00
300
Tabitha planted an evergreen tree in her front yard. It was 12 feet tall. The next year it was 20% taller. How much taller, in feet, was the evergreen tree in Tabitha’s yard?
2.4 feet taller (Total height of tree = 14.4 feet tall after one year)
400
Mickey and Minny Mouse went out for dinner at Chuck E Cheese. The bill for the meal was $48.00. Minnie wanted to leave a 20% tip. Find the total cost of the meal, including the tip.
Total including tip = $57.60
400
Carla went to Idaho and found a car for $24,000. If she buys it in Idaho she will be charged an additional 6% sales tax on the price of the car. a. How much sales tax will Carla pay on the car in Idaho? b. What is the total price, including tax, for the car?
A. $1,440.00 B. $25,440
400
Find 75% of 1 meter.
75 centimeters
400
Trent bought a new flash drive. The flash drive was originally $25.00, but was on sale for 20% off. How much was the total price of the purchase?
$20.00
400
Mr. Lloyd had 32 students in his 6th grade class. Of those students, 75% were boys. How many boys were in Mr. Lloyd’s 6th grade class?
24 were boys
500
The Jackson family went to dinner with the Welton family. The total bill for the meal was $88. The families decided to leave a 20% tip. a. Find the amount of money left for the tip. b. The two families split the cost of the meal and tip equally. How much did each family spend?
A. $17.60 B. Meal total = $105.60 *Each family spent $52.80 on dinner.
500
Emie went to Washington DC and stayed with friends in Virginia. While there she bought a souvenir book for $15.00. The sales tax on the book was 5%. a. Find the total amount of sales tax she paid for the souvenir book. b. Find the total cost of the book, including tax.
A. $0.75 B. $15.75
500
250% of 20 is ________.
50
500
Kari went to the mall and found a store having a clearance sale. Everything in the store was 40% off. She purchased a pair of pants that were originally $35.00 and a jacket that was originally $40.00. A. How much was the discount on the pants? B. How much was the discount on the jacket? C. What was the total cost of her purchase?
A. How much was the discount on the pants? $14.00 B. How much was the discount on the jacket? $16.00 C. What was the total cost of her purchase? $45.00 ($35 + $40 = $75.... $75 - $30 = $45.00)
500
Nate collects baseball cards. He has a total of 130 cards. Thirty percent of his cards are players from his favorite team. How many baseball cards does Nate have from his favorite team?
39 cards
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