Convert fractions or percents to decimals
Find percentages of whole numbers
Find tip and sales tax of a purchase
Other Percent Problems
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100

Convert 1/2 to a decimal.

What is 0.50

100
This is what you get when you find 1% of 100.
What is 1
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

Lauren runs 6 laps around the track in 8 minutes. How many laps per minute is that?

0.75 or 3/4 laps per minute.

200
How do you convert a percent to a decimal?
What is move the decimal to the left two places.
200
300% of 12
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.
$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?
$1,670
200

At the local farmers market, you can buy bananas for $1.25 a lb. At this rate, how much would 6 lbs. of bananas cost?

$7.50

300
Convert 23% to a decimal.
What is 0.23
300
the number of students that graduate from high school out of every 20 students if 60% of students in Louisiana graduate.
What are 12 students?
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

Erin and Laela made 3 gallons of lemonade. If they charge $3.50 a quart, how much money will they make if they sell it all?


4 qt = 1 gallon

$42.00

400

Convert 85% to a decimal.

What is 0.85

400

Mr. Campbell's cell phone bill was $50 last month. This month Verizon raised his bill. The new bill is 132% of last month's. This is the cost of the new bill.

What is $66

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 ship travels 37.5 miles over the course of 1.5 hours. Assuming the ship travels at a constant speed. What is the ship's speed?

25 miles per hour.

500

Convert 5% to a decimal.

What is 0.05

500
The candy lady paid $0.75 for each pack of Now and Later. She made a profit by charging 125% of what she paid. This is how much she charged for each pack of Now and Later.
What is $0.94
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

The average horse weighs 660 lbs. How many ounces does the horse weigh?


1 lb = 16 oz

10,560 oz.

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