Conversions
What is 0.75 as a fraction in simplest form?
3/4
What is 80% of 50?
40
If a shirt costs $50 and is on sale for 20% off, what is the sale price?
$40
What is the percent change if a car's price goes from $20,000 to $18,000?
10% decrease
Cathy borrows $400 from the bank with a 8% interest rate to pay back in 2 years? How much interest will she owe?
$64
Convert 3/4 to a percent.
75%
25 is what percent of 200?
12.5%
If you buy a $100 item that is 15% off, what is the amount of the discount?
$15
What is the percent change of a student's grade that goes from 70 to 80? (Round answer to the nearest tenth)
14.3% increase
Tommy deposits $550 into his savings account and earns 5% interest over a 3 year period. After 3 years, how much money will he have in his account in all?
$632.50
Convert 60% to a decimal.
0.60
If you ran 12 miles and 3 miles were uphill, what percent of your run was uphill?
25%
If a car salesman earns 12% commission and he makes a $45,000 sale, how much would he earn?
$5,400
If a population increases from 1,000 to 2,000, what is the percent increase?
100% increase
If Christopher borrows $1,000 over a 3 year period of time and pays $300 in interest, what interest rate did he pay?
5%
Convert 1/5 to a decimal.
20%
If a store sells 400 items and 25% of them were sold, how many items were sold?
100
When you go to dinner, your bill comes to a total of $85 and you want to leave a 20% tip. What will your final total be?
$102
What is the percent decrease if a stock price drops from $50 to $40?
20% decrease
Carla deposits $750 in her account and earns $150 interest at a 4% rate. How long was her money in her account to earn this amount in interest?
5 years
Convert 40% to a fraction in simplest form.
2/5
If you got 20 questions correct on your test and that is 80%, how many questions were on the entire test?
25
When you purchase a $48 sweater in SC you are charged a 7% sales tax. How much would you pay in Tax?
$3.36
If a student improves their score from 60% to 90%, what is the percent change?
50% increase
Joe receives $40 in interest at a rate of 4% after 2 years. How much was Joe's initial deposit?
$500