Percent Proportion
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Word Problems
sales tax,tip,& discounts
100
Use a proportion to solve:128 is what percent of 640?
What is 20%
100

Use a proportion to solve: What is 18% of 65?

What is 11.7

100
Beau's bill at Burger King was $46.32. He wants to leave a 17% tip. What will the new total be, including the tip?
What is $54.19
100
What is the total cost of a sweatshirt if the regular price is $42 and the sales tax is 5.5%
What is $44.31
200
Use a proportion to solve:3.4 is what percent of 5?
What is 68%
200

Use a proportion to solve: Find 2% of 820.

What is 16.4

200
Mrs. Lazarz sells items on EBay, but collects a fee of 18% of the selling price. She sells a baseball card collection for $325, what is the amount of her fee?
What is $58.50
200
Mrs. Ruch wants to tip her babysitter 15%. The bill is $35. What will be the total bill with tip?
What is $40.25
300
42 is 7.5% of what number?
What is 560.
300

Use a proportion to solve: 49.8 is what percent of 415?

What is 12%

300
Josh wants to buy a new Cardinals hat. He finds one that normally sells for $17.99 on sale for 20% off. What is his discount to the nearest cent?
What is $3.60
300
Kaitlyn's haircut costs $20. Sales tax is 4.75%. Is $25 sufficient to cover the haircut with tax and a 15% tip?
What is YES. Her haircut, with tax and tip, will total $23.95
400
Use a proportion to solve: What is 15.8% of 21?
What is 3.3
400

Use a proportion to solve: 3570 is 42% of what number?

What is 8500

400
About 42% of a paint mix is white. Mary orders 18 gallons of the paint mix. How much of it is white?(round to the nearest hundredth)
What is 7.56 gallons
400
Find the total cost of Mrs. Lazarz's spa treatment of $42, including 6% tax and 20% tip.
What is $52.92
500
Use a proportion to solve: Cassi has saved $36 toward the purchase of an IPod. This is 28% of the total price. What is the total price?
What is $128.57
500

Use a proportion to solve: Mrs. Ruch bought a baby swing on sale at 15% off the original price of $68. What is the sale price?

What is $57.80

500
Alex received a score of 96% on her math test. If she answered 24 of the questions correctly, how many questions were on the test?
What is 25 questions.
500
WalMart pays $150 for a portable basketball backboard and then marks the item up 40%, before selling it to customers. What is the selling price?
What is $210
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