Miscellaneous
What animal based collection does Mr. Bloch display all around his classroom?
Rubber Ducks
Original Price: $1.00
% Markup: %15
What is the new price?
$1.15
Student's Height in the beginning of the Year:
64 inches
Student's Height at the end of the Year: 68 inches
What is the percent change of the student's height?
6.25% increase
When Kevin bought his new guinea pig, the pet store told him it would weigh about 2 pounds when fully grown. Now fully grown, the guinea pig weighs 1.8 pounds. What is the percent error for the pet store's prediction? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent)
11.1%
Kieren has $500 in a savings account that earns 10% annually. The interest is not compounded. How much will he have in total in 1 year?
$550
What sports related collection does Mr. Bloch have outside of school?
Baseball Cards
Original Price: $32.99
% Markdown: %20
What is the new price?
$26.39
Car MPG brand new: 30 mpg
Car MPG after 4 years: 25 mpg
What is the percent change in gas mileage? (round percent to nearest tenth)
16.7% decrease
Hailey participated in a walkathon to raise money for the local library. Before the hour-long event began, Hailey estimated that she would walk 3.5 miles, but she ended up walking 4 miles. What is the percent error for Hailey estimate?
If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
12.5%
Ethin has $800 in a savings account. The interest rate is 5% per year and is not compounded. How much interest will he earn in 1 year?
$40
What is Mr. Bloch's favorite Christmas character?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Original Price: $105.50
Markdown Amount: $36.96
What is the Percent Markdown? (round to the nearest whole percent)
35%
Number of students in 7th grade: 74 students
There is a 5.6% decrease in the number of 7th graders after one year.
How many seventh graders are there after one year?(round your number to the nearest whole number)
70 students
Bay City Balloons studied the demand in Bay City before opening a hot air balloon company. The owners expected to book 375 hot air balloon rides in their first ninety days of business. Instead, they booked 392 rides in that period. What is the percent error for the company's estimate?
If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
4.3%
Sophia has $300 in a savings account. The interest rate is 10% per year and is not compounded. How much will she have in total in 3 years?
$390
What is Mr. Bloch's favorite Christmas movie?
Home Alone
Amount saved: $45.50
Percent discount: 50%
What was the price before the discount?
$91.00
Population last year: 4,302 people
Population increases by 12% over the course of one year.
What is the new population of the city? (round to the nearest whole number)
4,818 people
Every night, Charlie drops any coins remaining in his pocket into a glass jar. Yesterday, Charlie looked at how full the jar was and estimated he had $25. After he opened the jar and counted the coins, he found that the actual total was $30.60. What is the percent error for his estimate?
If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
18.3%
Mr. Bloch gets a car loan for $3,500 and plans to pay it off in 8 years. After 8 years, the cost was $3,920. What was the annual interest rate of Mr. Bloch's car loan?
1.5%