Percent of Change
Find percentages of whole numbers
Find tip and sales tax of a purchase
Other Percent Problems (LEAP)
Find the Original Price
100

What is the percent of change from 50 to 86?  Is it an increase or decrease?

72%; increase

100

What number is 5% of 45?

What is 2.25

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 Russell Middle School want to move out of Omaha when they grow up. If there are 500 students at RMS, how many want to leave Omaha?

200

100

Cindy wants to buy a silver necklace. The sale price is $8. What was the original price if the discount is 80%

What is $40

200

What is the percent of change from 309 grams to 299 grams? Is it an increase or decrease?

3%; decrease

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. Gray 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

The sale price of a cat toy is $1. It was 50% off. What was the original price?

What is $2

300

Everyone in Ms. Gray's class has to do a science project. Out of the 40 students, 60% have completed their projects.  How many students have completed their projects?

24 students

300

The number of students that graduate from high school out of every 20 students, if 60% of students in Nebraska graduate.

What are 12 students?

300

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

$1,054.50

300

5% of all statistics are true. If you have a list of 1,400 statistics. How many are true?

70 statistics are true

300

What was the original price of a kitchen table whose sale price is $36 after a 60% discount?

What is $90

400

What is the percent of change from 25 to 16? Is it an increase or decrease?

35%; decrease

400

Ms. Harrison's cell phone bill was $50 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

400

Mrs. Harrison 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

If a treadmill has a sale price of $525 after a 25% discount, what was the original price?

What is $700

500

The amount of students enrolled in bowling club increased 25%. If the club started with 60 students, how many students ended up in bowling club? 

What is 75 students.

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

Everyone in Ms. Gray's class has to do a science project. Out of the 40 students, 60% have completed their projects.  How many students have completed their projects?

24 heads

500

Luca buys a fancy watch during the sale. If Luca pays $178, what was the original price? The sale was 75% off. 

What is $712

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