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100
Convert 1/2 to a decimal.
What is 0.50
100

A popular brand of running shoes costs a local store $68 for each pair. If the store sells the shoes for $119, what is the percent of increase in the price?

193%

100
What is the total including tip of a meal that costs $13. You pay a 20% tip.
$15.60
100
40% of students at Landry want to move out of New Orleans when they grow up. If there are 500 students at Landry, how many want to leave New Orleans?
200
100

A pair of shoes is on sale for 35% off of $65. What is the sales price?

$42.25

200

Convert 3/8 to a decimal

0.375

200

Last year the backgammon club had 30 members. This year the club has 24 members. Find the percent of decrease in the number of members.

20% 

200
Find the cost including tax for a snack that costs $2.45. The tax rate is 8.5%. Round to the nearest cent.
$2.66
200

Ms. Owens is in debt. Last month her debt was $1,000. This month her debt increased by 67% of that. What is her debt this month in dollars?

$1,670

200

A shirt is on sale for $25.75. This is 40% off the regular price. What is the original price?

$42.92

300

Convert 5/6 to a decimal

0.83

300

The school estimated that they would have 600 students. They actually had 650 students. What is the percent of error?

7.8%

300
Mr. McMorris bought a new iPad for $950.13. Tax on the iPad is 11%. What is the cost with tax?
$1,054.50
300
0.5% of all statistics are true. If you have a list of 1,400 statistics. How many are true?
7 statistics are true
300

This year there are 80 fish in the pond. If this represent a 25% increase from the last year, how many fish were in the pond the previous year?

 64 fish

400

Convert 4/11 to a decimal

What is 0.36

400

Mr. Gleghorn's  estimated that his cell phone bill would be $50. The actual bill was $66. What is the percent of error? 

132%

400
D'Jonique goes out to eat at New Orleans Burger Company and gets a burger, fries, and milk shake for 13.27. She tips 15% and tax is 8.5%. Name the amount of the tax AND the amount of the tip. Do not list the total amount.
Tip is $1.99, tax is $1.13.
400
A store paid $75.29 for a couch. To make a profit, the store charged 270% of the cost. What is the price tag the store puts on the couch?
$203.28
400

A hat is on sale for $15.25. If this represents a 20% discount, what is the original price?

$19.06

500

Convert 7/9 to a decimal

0.7

500

The candy lady estimated that she paid $1 for each pack of Now and Later. She actually paid $0.75. What is the percent of error?

33.3%

500
Benjamin Bannaker, the famous mathemetician, went out to a fancy dinner. The dinner cost $89.67. He tipped the waiter 20% and tax was 5%. What was the total including tip and tax?
$115.41
500

Josh flips a quarter 20 times. It falls on tails 30% of the time. How many times does it fall on heads?

14 heads

500

Write an equation to represent a 35% decrease using g as the original amount and h as the new amount.

1) h = g - 0.35g

2) h = (1-0.35)g

3) h = 0.65g

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