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Find tip and sales tax of a purchase
Other Percent Problems
Percent of Change
100

Convert 1/2 to a decimal.

What is 0.5?

100

Find 24% of 85.

What is 20.4?

100

Calculate the total, including tip of a meal that costs $13.45 You pay a 20% tip.

What is $16.14?

100

72% of students at The Seven Hills are going to visit family over the summer.  If 1,085 students attend the school, how many students will visit family over the summer? 

What is 781 students?

100

 Mia's bean sprout was 3.5 inches tall in week 1.  By week 3 it measured 9.25 inches.  Calculate the percent of change in the height of Mia's bean sprout. (Round to the tenths place)

What is 164.3% increase?

200

Convert 24% to a simplified fraction.

What is 6/25?

200

300% of 12 is what number?

What is 36?

200

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

What is $2.66?

200

Ms. Owens is in debt. Last month her debt was $1,000. This month her debt is 167% of that. What is her debt this month in dollars?

What is $1,670?

200

At Macy's a ski jacket was priced at $129.00.  It is now on sale for $29.98.  Calculate the percent of change. (Round to the tenths place)

What is 76.8% decrease?

300

Convert 23.8% to a decimal.

What is 0.238?

300

40% of Maddie's m&ms are primary colors.  If Maddie has 30 m&ms in a bag, how many are primary colors?

What is 12 m&ms?

300

Mr. McGarvey bought a new iPad for $950.13. Tax on the iPad is 11%. What is the cost with tax?

What is $1,054.64?

300

0.5% of all statistics are true. If you have a list of 1,400 statistics. How many are true?

What is 7 statistics?

300

At birth my son Luke weighed 3.3 pounds.  At 1 year of age, Luke weighed 12.5 pounds.  Calculate the percent of change. (Round to the tenths place)

What is 278.8% increase?

400

Convert 8.5% to a decimal.

What is 0.085

400

Mrs Keller's cell phone bill was $50.25 last month. This month Verizon raised her bill. The new bill is 132% of last month's. This is the cost of the new bill.

What is $66.33?

400

Ms. Stettler goes out to eat at New Orleans Burger Company and gets a burger, fries, and milkshake for $13.27. She tips 15% and tax is 8.5%. Calculate the amount of the tax AND the amount of the tip. Do not list the total amount.

What is Tip = $1.99 and Tax = $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?

What is $203.28?

400

My car's odometer currently reads 34,208 miles.  When I purchased the car 6 months ago, the odometer read 30,534 miles.  Calculate the percent of change.  (Round to the tenths place)

What is 12% increase?

500

Convert 3.285 to a percent.

What is 328.5%?

500

The candy lady paid $0.65 for each pack of Now and Later. She made a profit of 125% of what she paid. This is how much she charged for each pack of Now and Later.

What is $1.46?

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?

What is $112.09?

500

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

What is 14 heads?

500

Sam earned 84% on the Chapter 1 Test in his Biology class.  He scored 91% on the Chapter 2 Test.  At this percent of change rate, what should he earn on the Chapter 3 Test if the percent stays the same? (Round to the nearst whole percent)

What is 99%?

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