Convert fractions or percents to decimals
What is 1% of 100?
1
What is the total of a meal that costs $13 if you also pay a 20% tip?
$15.60
40% of students at UD want to move out of Delaware when they grow up. If there are 500 students at UD, how many want to leave Delaware?
200
How do you convert a percent to a decimal?
Divide by 100 (or move the decimal to the left two places).
What is 300% of 12?
36
The tax rate is 8.5%. Find the cost, including tax, for a snack that costs $2.45. Round to the nearest cent.
$2.66
Mrs. Carney 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
Out of every 20 students, 60% graduate High School in Louisiana. How many students out of 20 is this?
12 students
Mr. Newcott bought a new iPad for $950.13. Tax on the iPad is 11%. What is the cost with tax?
$1,054.64
0.5% of all statistics are true. If you have a list of 1,400 statistics. How many are true?
7 statistics are true.
Mrs. Carney's cell phone bill was $50 last month. This month Verizon raised her bill. The new bill is 132% of last month's. What is the cost of the new bill?
$66
Mrs. Newcott goes out to eat at Shake Shack 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.
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
The candy lady paid $0.75 for each pack of Now and Later. She made a profit by charging 125% of what she paid. How much did she charge for each pack of Now and Laters?
$0.94
Benjamin Bannaker, the famous mathematician, 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?
$112.08
Josh flips a quarter 20 times. It falls on tails 30% of the time. How many times does it fall on heads?
14 heads