Simple
Percents
Percent Word
Problems
Tax, Tip, Discount, etc
Part A
Tax, Tip, Discount, etc
Part B
Percent Change
and Error
Simple
Interest
100

What is 18% of 120?

21.6

100

Out of 225 7th grade students, 36% of them have Mr. Crissup. How many students have this teacher?

81 students have Mr. Crissup

100

Brady makes 4% commission on his sales as a real estate agent.  If he sells a house for $249,000, how much commission does he make?

He will make $9,960 in commission

100

Addie bought a shirt on sale for 45% off the regular price of $22.60.  What was the sale price of the shirt?

The sales price after the discount was $12.43

100

AJ purchased a new tv for $1200.  The regular price of the tv was $1500.  What was the percent of discount?

He received a 20% discount

100

Cameron earns 5% interest on an investment of $500 each year.  How much will she earn after 6 years?

She will earn $150 in interest

200

What is 22% of $60.50?

$13.31
200

The fifth grade teacher discovered that of the 40 students in fifth grade, 32 were in bed by 9:00pm.  What percent of the fifth grade students were in bed by 9:00 pm?

80% of the students were in bed by 9:00pm

200

Waterland Adventure is having a 2-day sale on their waterslides.  The original price of the Ultimate Spiral Slide was $549.  If it is on sale for 65% off, what will be the sale price of the slide?

The sales price of the slide will be $192.15

200

A waitress gave a bill to her customer that was $25.33.  If the customer left her a 20% tip, how much tip did the waitress make? Round to the nearest hundredth.

She will earn $5.07

200

On Saturday, 75 people entered Scarlett’s shop.  On Tuesday, 23 people entered her shop.  What was the percent decrease in customers from Saturday to Tuesday?

The number of customers decreased by 69.3%

200

A bank offers a savings account that pays a simple interest of 8%.  Brad opens a savings account at this bank and deposits $350 into the account.  How much money will Brad have in his account after 7 years?

He will have a total of $546

300

15 is what percent of 250?

6%

300

Aby is making a cold cut platter using turkey and ham for an event she is catering.  She uses 90 slices of meat.  If 63 of the slices are turkey, what percent of the meat on the platter is ham?

30% of the platter is ham

300

Mrs. Marrero bought a water tube to pull behind her boat.  The tube cost $48 and 8% sales tax was added at the register.  Mrs. Marrero gave the cashier $100.  How much change did she receive?

She will receive $48.16 in change

300

A family went to Applebee’s and their total came to $63.25. If they wanted to give the waitress an 18% tip, what would be their final bill?

Their final bill will be $74.64 after leaving a tip

300

The planners of the school carnival estimate they will sell 500 hotdogs.  They only sell 300 hotdogs.  What is the percent error in their estimate?

Their estimate was off by 66.7%

300

Knox deposited $1000 in an account that paid an annual simple interest rate of 5% for 36 months.  What was the amount of interest he earned?

He earns $150 in interest

400

12 is 8% of what number?

150

400

At school, 36 students prefer Math and 28 students prefer ELA. What percent of students prefer ELA? Round to the nearest tenth.

43.8% of the students prefer ELA

400

Mr. Bryant wants to buy a suit marked $70.  He receives a 20% discount, and then there is a 9% sales tax.  How much does Mr. Bryant actually spend on the suit?

He will end up spending $61.04 after the discount and taxes

400

Mrs. Carber purchased an iPad mini on sale 40% off for $270.40.  What was the original price of the iPad mini?

The original price of the iPad before the discount was $450.67

400

Jaden bought a CD that cost $18.99 and paid $20.51.  What was the percent of tax he paid?

He paid 8% in taxes

400

If I buy a car for $20,999 and the bank charges me a simple interest of 6.2% for 10 years.  How much would I pay back to the bank including interest?

Including interest, I would pay back a total of $34,018.38

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