Percents
What is 20 % of 500?
100
10/100= x/22 What is the value of x?
2.2
2/10= x/ 5
John is selling sets of knives and makes a 10% commission on all sales. What would his commission be on the sale of a $3250 set of knives?
$325
Bob got a raise, and his hourly wage increased from $12 to $15. What is the percent increase?
25%
If you have a house increase 4% each year, write an equation to show the new price. Use x to represent old price and y to represent new price.
y=1.04x
What is 60 % of 1000?
600
10/12= 50/x What is the value of x?
60
33/100 = x/90
29.7
A salesperson made $890.50 selling $6850 worth of electronic equipment. Find the commission rate.
13%
6 cm are cut from a 24 cm board. What is the percent decrease in length?
25%
A baseball pitcher won 80% of the games he pitched. If he pitched 35 ballgames, how many games did he win?
28
100/ x= 50/1000
2000
A grocery store sells oranges at five for $ 5.25. How much is each orange?
1.05
The jacket cost 30.00. There is a 25 % discount. How much is the jacket?
$22.50
The price of gasoline rose from $2.40 to $2.76 in one month. By what percent did the gas price rise? _____
15%
You have a coupon of 35% off an item at a store. Write an equation to show the new price of the item. Use x to represent original price and y to represent the new price.
y=0.65x
Ben earns $12,800 a year. About 15% is taken out for taxes. How much is taken out for taxes?
$1,920
There are 143 chips in a 13- ounce bag of potato chips.What is the number of potato chips per ounce?
11
A grocery store sells 50 cookies for 8 dollars. How much would it be for 20 cookies?
$3.20
A real estate agent earned a commission of $6875 for selling a house. If his rate is 2.5%, find the selling price of the house.
$275,000
If a t-shirt went on sale for $20 after a 30% discount, what was the original price of the shirt?
$28.57
A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 20 problems. How many problems on this test did the student answer correctly?
16
There are 143 chips in a 13- ounce bag of potato chips. How many ounces does each chip weigh?
0.09 oz
A grocery store sells apples at five for $ 3.50. How much would 6 apples be at this rate?
$4.20
Jenny borrowed $200 at 6% interest for 2 years. How much in total did Jenny have to pay back?
$224
After tax (7%) and tip (20%), the restaurant bill came to be $54.33. How much was the bill before tax and tip?
$42.78
You pay 7% tax and 20% tip at a restaurant. Write an equation to represent your total. Use x to represent the bill before tax and tip and y to represent total after tax and tip.
y=1.27x