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What is 20% of 95?
19
18 is 40% of what?
45
12.5%
In the formula i=prt, what does each letter stand for?
i=interest
p=principal
r=rate
t=time
Does the following represent an increase or decrease?
Original Amount: 10
New Amount: 16
Increase
What number is 35% of 60?
21
17.5 is 25% of what number?
70
64 is what percent of 16?
400%
Calculate the interest on a credit card with the following terms:
Principal: $200 Rate: 22% Time: Every Month (12)
$528
1) Find the percent increase or decrease.
2) State if it is an increase or decrease.
Original: 75
New: 65
13% decrease
About 80% of my students passed the test. If I have 24 students, about how many students passed? (round to the nearest whole percent)
19
15 customers reported a positive shopping experience when surveyed. This represents 75% of their customers that day. How many total customers shopped at the store that day?
20
The odds of being called down to play on the Price is Right is 1 out of 36. What is the percent chance you have of being a contestant? (round to the nearest whole percent)
3%
Calculate the principal on a loan with the following statistics:
Interest: $130
Rate: 10%
Time: 2 years
$650
Find the percent increase or decrease. State if it is an increase or decrease.
New: 36
Original: 20
80% increase
A sweater is 70% off. The original cost was $40. How much will I save?
$28
On average, 11% of people are left handed. If there are 4 left-handed students in my classroom, how many total students would you expect me to have? (round to the nearest whole person)
36
One out of every 500 people have a chance of being born with 11 fingers or toes. What is the percent chance you could be born with 11 fingers or toes?
0.2%
Calculate how long a person would need to save money to earn $4,000 in interest using the following terms:
Interest: 4000
Principal: 800
Rate: 7.5%
66
20% increase
A bank offers a 2% savings rate for deposits made in the first year of opening an account. Henry deposited $8,500 in the first year of opening the account. How much money is in his account after he is given interest?
$8670
Mary is a fantastic negotiator. She saved 40% ($1,200) on a new car for her 16th birthday! What was the original price of the car?
$3,000
1,104 of 2,400 polled in a YouGov survey believe people should treat AI chatbots with respect, including, saying “please” and “thank you,” even though they’re not human. What percent represents the number of people that says you should respect your AI?
46%
Trina has a 401k that earns 12% interest every year. She started with a deposit of $5000 when she started working as a dentist 4 years ago. How much has she earned in interest so far?
2400
The number of people that attended a film festival this year was 500. This is a 30% decrease from the number that attended last year. How many people attended the film festival last year?
Round to the nearest whole person
714 people