Percent Equation
Percent Equation Word Problems
Simple Interest I=prt
Percent Proportions
Tax, Tips, Markup, Discount
100
39 is 5% of what number?
What is 780?
100
In a survey, 75% of the people polled said they would vote in the election. How many people were polled if 375 said they would vote in the election?
What is 500 (75% of what number is 375)
100
Principle: $640
Rate: 6.3%
Time: 1 year
Interest: ???
What is $40.32?
100
18% of 50 is what number?
Use the percent proportion to solve
What is 9?
100
Leah wants to buy a doll house that is 50% off. The original price is $190.26. What is the sale price?
What is $95.13?
200
What is 55% of 134? Do not round.
What is 73.7?
200
Brandon answered 48 our of 60 questions correctly on his test. What was Brandon's score as a percent?
What is 80% (48 is what percent of 60?)
200
Principal: $70
Rate: ???
Time: 1 year
Interest: $3.29
What is 4.7%.
200
45% of what number is 27?
Use the percent proportion to solve
What is 60?
200
Dorothy's bill at a restaurant was $70.83. She left an 18% tip. What is the total price she paid? Round to the nearest penny.
What is $83.58?
300
93 is what percent of 186?
What is 50%?
300
70 out of the 550 questions on a standardized test are math questions. What percent of the test is mathematics?
What is 12.7% or 13% (70 is what percent of 550)
300
Dora has a savings account with $40 in it that earns 6% simple interest per year. How long will it take Dora to earn $12.00 in interest?
What is 5 years?
300
32 is what percent of 40?
Use the percent proportion to solve.
What is 80%?
300
A store pays $157.41 for a pair of shoes. The store marks up the price by 75%. What is the new price? Round to the nearest penny.
What is $275.47?
400
15.5 is what percent of 35?
What is 44%
400
There are 460 students enrolled at Freedom Academy. 40 percent of the students are male. How many males attend Freedom Academy?
What is 184 students (40 percent of 460 is what number?)
400
Rosa has a savings account with $880 in it that earns 4.1% simple interest per year. How much interest, to the nearest cent, will she earn in 6 years?
What is $216.48?
400
65% of the school donated to the shoe drive. If there are a total of 500 students in the school, how many people donated shoes?
Use the percent proportion to solve.
What is 325 people?
400
Sally wants to buy a video game that is 75% off. The original price is $132. What is the sale price? Round to the nearest penny.
What is $33.00?
500
What is 12.5% of 42?
What is 5.25?
500
In order to make a profit, a retailer sells dresses at 130% of the price she paid for them. A dress in the shop is priced at$78.95. How much did the retailer pay for it?
What is $60.73 ($78.95 is 130% of what number?)
500
Marissa opens a savings account with $4,000 that earns 7.8% interest per year. How much money in total (not just interest), to the nearest penny, will she have in 2 years?
What is $4,624?
500
98% of 19 is closest to which number below
2 or 17
What is 17?
500
The sales tax rate is 7%. If Cindy buys a phone priced at $127, what is her total cost including tax? Round to the nearest penny.
What is $135.89?