Joshua finds the boiling point of gasoline to be 75 degrees. He looks in a reference book and finds that the actual boiling point of 80 degrees. Find his percent error.
What is 6.25%.
100
If the sales tax rate is 7.5% in state that you live in, how much tax would you pay for a pair of shoes that cost $39.00?
What is $2.93?
100
At Target, a $40 dress is marked down 25%. What is the discount?
What is $10?
100
Mike sells computers. He earns 15% on all of his sales. He sold $3500 last month. How much commission did he earn?
What is $525?
100
An account has $300 and is left untouched for 10 years. How much interest would be earned if it has a 10% interest rate?
What is $300?
200
Christine measured her room as 12 feet but its actually 14 feet. Find the percent of error.
What is 14.3%?
200
The car you want costs $25,750. If the sales tax rate is 6.5%, then what is the total cost for the car including tax?
What is $27,423.75?
200
In a candy store, a $5.00 bag of candy is labeled, "30% off." What is the sale price of the bag of candy?
What is $3.50?
200
John is selling sets of knives and makes a 10% commission on all sales. What would his commission be on the sale of a $3250 set of knives?
What is$325?
200
Paul puts $3500 into an account that earns 3.4% interest. How much interest would he earn after 5 years?
What is $595?
300
If the percent of error is 5% and the actual is 34, what is the difference in measurements?
What is 1.7?
300
If you paid $37.89, how much is the sales tax rate a $35 pair of pants?
What is 8.2%?
300
How much was markup if the item was originally $90.34 and is sold for $107.99?
What is 19.5%?
300
A real estate agent sold a house for $315,000 last week. If her commission is 1.25% of the selling price of the home, find the amount of her commission.
What is $3,937.50?
300
When invested at at an annual interest rate of 9.3%, an account earned $450 in interest after 3 years. How much was invested?
What is $1612.90?
400
Adam thought the concert hall held 500 people but it actually held 550 people. What is the percent of error?
What is 9%?
400
At Best Buy they have a 50” TV tagged as $1,250.It’s on sale for 15% off and sales tax is 8%. What is the final cost?
What is $1,147.50?
400
A company encourages their employees to increase their sales by 15%. If the employees originally sold 67 items, how much do they need to sell to meet their goal?
What is 78 items?
400
A salesperson made $890.50 selling $6850 worth of electronic equipment. Find the commission rate.
What is 13%?
400
$4560 earned $321 interest after 18 months. What was the interest rate?
What is 4.7%?
500
People thought they would win $4.3 million but after taxes you actually win $3.2 million. What is the percent of error?
What is 34.4%?
500
Ericka went to dinner with his family and spent $56.73. If she has to pay 7.5% in tax and wants to leave 18% tip, how much will she pay in total?
What is $71.19?
500
An $150 item was marked up 20%. After a week of sales, the company marked it down 10%. What is the sale price?
What is $162?
500
Roberta makes $9 an hour plus a 12.5% commission selling jewelry. How much does she earn on an 8 hour shift in which she sells $380 worth of jewelry?
What is $119.50?
500
Erin borrowed $3500 for 8 years at a rate of 6.7%. How much does she owe in total?