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100

(NO CALCULATOR) There are 50 students in Mary’s class. 27 of them Can play an instrument. What percentage of the students in Mary’s class play an instrument?

54% play an instrument

100

What is 60% of 800 grams? 

480 grams

100

Michael just found a new padel racket on sale for 60% off! If the original price of the racket was 1500 kr, what did he pay? 

He paid 600 kr

100

In a recent survey, 75 students said their favourite food is pizza. If 30% of students said that pizza is their favourite food, how many total students were surveyed? 

250 students

100

A pair of pants regularly costs 320 kroner. They are now on sale for 250 kroner. What is the percentage off for the sale?

21.88% off  

200

Alex looks in his closet and sees he has 3 red shirts, 5 green shirts, and 4 blue shirts. what percentage of his shirts are green? round your final answer to the nearest hundredth (2 decimal places) 

41.67% of his shirts are green

200

what is 4% of 70 liters? 

2.8 liters

200

You decide to order a new phone online. the cost for the phone is 800 kr, but there is a 23% charge for taxes and shipping. How much do you have to pay, in total, for the phone? 

In total, the phone costs 984 kr. 

200

Each month, Sam puts 1245 kr away for savings. If this is 15% of his total earnings, how much does Sam earn each month? 

8300 kr

200
  1. Last year, IES had 525 students. This year, the school has 780 students. What is the percentage increase of students at IES? (B/A level)

48.57% increase

300

A water bottle is full and holds 1200 ml. Vidar drinks 250 ml. What percentage of the water bottle is still filled with water? round to the nearest hundredth (2 decimal places)- (D level)

79.17% of the water bottle is still filled with water

300

What is 28.6% of 85 kr? 

24.31 kr

300

You go out for a meal with friends. Your meal costs 125 kr, but you give a 20% tip. How much total do you pay? 

You pay 150 kr. 

300

Benjamin just bought a new guitar for 35% off the original price. If he paid 2500 kr, what was the original price of the guitar? (round to the nearest hundredth-2 decimal places) 

The original price of the guitar was 3846.15 kr

300

In 2012, IES had 600 students. In 2013, IES had 420 students. What is the percentage decrease in the number of students who attended the school between 2012 and 2013. (B/A level)

30% decrease  

400

When full, a pool holds 3500 liters of water. Currently, the pool is only 80% full. The pool manager then adds 300 Liters of water to the pool. What percentage of the pool is now full? Round your final answer to the nearest hundredth (2 decimal places). (C level)

88.57% of the pool is now full. 

400

Each month, Breann earns 15000 kr from her job. She puts 15% of this money into her savings. How much does she put into savings? (E level) 

she puts 2250 kr into savings


400

Mr. Wolfe wants to buy a new NBA jersey. He finds on online that normally costs 800 kr, but it is on sale for 30.7% off. However, he still has to pay 18.4% of the sale price on taxes and shipping. What is the total cost he has to pay? Round your final answer to the nearest hundredth (2 decimal places) 

In total, he pays 656.41 kr. 

400

Camilla and Jae just went out for dinner. They really enjoyed the meal, so they gave an 17.5% tip. If they paid a total of 852.58 kr, how much was it for just the meal? 

The meal by itself cost 725.60 Kr. 

400

 A store is having a sale, and everything is a certain percent off. A shirt that normally costs 112 kroner is on sale for 89.60 kroner. How much would the sale price be for a  pair of boots that normally costs 345.75 kroner?

The boots would cost 276.60 kr

500

Taylor has 2 water bottles. The first one holds 500 ml and it is 4/5 full.  A second water bottle holds 800 ml of water, and it is 9/25 full. 

Taylor then takes 3/5 of the water from the first water bottle, and puts it into the second water bottle. What percentage of the second water bottle is now full ? (A level) 

66% of the second water bottle is now full

500

Zhara just made 500 ml of juice, which weighs 70 grams. The juice is 87% water, the rest is Saft. The Saft itself, is 30% sugar. what is the weight of just the sugar?

the Sugar is 2.73 grams. 

500

In 2015, Maria’s bank account had 3000 kroner. Between 2015 and 2016, The amount of money in her account increased by 2.5%. Between 2016 and 2017. The amount of money in her account increased by 7%. How much money did she have in her account by the end of 2017?

By the end of 2017 she had 3290.25 kroner in her account.

500

Adam bought a new phone while it was on sale for 18% off. Two days later, Becca bought the same phone for 22% off. If Adam paid 3075 kr for the phone, how much did Becca pay? 

Becca paid 2925 kr for the phone. 

500

In 2015, Maria’s bank account had 3000 kroner. Between 2015 and 2016, The amount of money in her account increased by 25%. Between 2016 and 2017. The amount of money in her account increased by 25% again. What is the total percent increase of her money between 2015 and 2017? (A level)

56.25% increase from 2015 to 2017

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