Markups, Tax, & Tip
Walmart buys a desk for $60 and they are going to do a 40% markup. How much are they going to sell the desk for?
$84.00
Kohls is having a 30% sale on clothes. Brenda's clothes totals up to $91.40. How much is she going to pay after the markdown?
$63.98
What is Tyler's commission if he sells $1,400 of shoes and gets a 4% commission rate?
$56.00
New Jersey used to have 12 seats in the House of Representatives, but now it has 15 seats. What is the percent increase?
25% Increase
A factory expects to produce 1,200 units per day, but they are only producing 975 units per day. What is the percent error? (Round to the nearest whole percent)
23% error
Yolanda is buying clothes. Her clothes total up to $148. There is a 6% sales tax. How much is she going to pay in all after tax?
$156.88
Manny is buying a sofa for $425. Sofa's are on sale for 15% off today. How much will Manny pay after the markdown?
$361.25
Gail had sales totaling $260.00 today and she earns a commission rate of 9%. What was her commission today?
$23.40
Tina grew 88 flowers in March. In April, Tina grew 51 flowers. What was the percent decrease in flowers from March to April? (Round to the nearest whole percent)
42% Decrease
A weatherman predicts for a very warm winter in Nashua with much less snow than normal. He predicts there to be only 35 inches of snow this winter. By the end of the winter there was 66.5 inches of snow. What was the percent error? (Round to the nearest whole percent)
90% error
Brent is buying a laptop online for $650. His state has a 7.5% sales tax. How much is he going to pay in all for the laptop?
$698.75
Andy is buying shoes for $40. This store has a 10% discount for military and Andy is a veteran so he qualifies for the discount. How much will he pay after the discount?
$36.00
Jeff is a car salesman. He makes a 2.5% commission on his car sales. He sold $122,000 worth of cars this month. How much did he make this month.
$3,050.00
Last year Jeff made $21,000 as a car salesman. This year he had a 18% decrease in his income. How much money did he make this year?
$17,220
A pencil manufacturer expects to produce 144,000 pencils a day. They are actually producing 155,000 per day. What is their percent error? (Round to the nearest whole percent)
7% error
Maria went out for lunch and her bill came to $26.30 after tax. She would like to leave a 20% tip. What will she pay in all for her lunch?
$31.56
Mr. Lennon is buying some school supplies at Michael's for $52.80. Michael's gives a 15% discount for teachers. How much will he save with his discount?
$7.92
Mary is paid 11% commission on all of her sales. Her total sales where $1,280 this week. She also gets a weekly salary of $300. What his her total income this week?
$440.80
Billy used to weigh 200 pounds. He went on a diet and lost 15 pounds. What is the percent decrease in his weight?
7.5% Decrease
Manchester had 63.7 inches of snow two winters ago. Last winter it had 46.5 inches of snow. What was the percent of change in snowfall from two winters ago to last winter? (Round to the nearest whole percent)
27% Decrease
Greg went out for breakfast. He ordered scrambled eggs for $2.99, bacon for $3.49, toast for $1.49 and chocolate milk for $2.19. There is a 9% meals tax (round to the nearest cent). After the tax is added in, he would like to leave a 25% tip. How much is he going to pay in all for his breakfast.
$13.84
Larry is buying some glasses for $125. He has a 20% off coupon. After the discount, there is 6% sales tax. How much is he going to pay after the discount comes off and the tax is applied.
$106.00
Fred is a car salesman. He makes a $400 monthly salary, plus a 2% commission on his car sales. Fred sold 26 cars this year for a total of $312,000. How much money did Fred make this year?
$11,040.00
Original: 4 New: 7
What is the percent increase?
75% Increase
Craig made $14,250 last year during his senior year of college. Once he graduated, he got a job with a yearly salary of $68,000. What is the percent of change in his income? (Round to the nearest whole percent)
377% Increase