Percent Proportion
Tax/Markup
Discount
Percent Change
Simple Interest
100
The local newspaper asked people to vote for their favorite candidate for mayor. Candidate B received 56% of the votes. If 2,500 people voted, how many people voted for Candidate B?
What is 1,400 people
100
Ella and her family normally pay $165 per month for electricity. The utility company is adding 5% tax to help fund research for eco-friendly energy sources. How much tax will Ella's family pay per month?
What is $8.25
100
Rodrigo is at the mall shopping for new shoes. Two stores are offering a special deal on the pair of shoes he wants. How much is each store charging for the shoes with the sale and which store is a better deal? Store A--15% off--$70 Store B--40% off --$85.50
Store A- $59.50 Store B-$51.30 Store B is the better deal
100
Hasina saw that the $5 candy she bought yesterday is now on sale for $4. What is the percent change of the candy, and was it an increase or decrease?
20% decrease
100
Evan has $4000 that he wants to put into a savings account until he leaves for college, which will be 6 years from now. How much interest will he have earned if his rate is 4.9%?
$1176 in interest
200
If Rosa takes 301 shots and she makes 43% of her shots, about how many shots did Rosa make?
What is about 129 shots
200
Dana buys a $29 sleeping bag, $52 tent, and $18 flashlight for a camping trip. How many dollars does she spend if sales tax is 6%?
She spends a total of $104.94
200
Mr. Jenkins buys a hat for $18 and a coat for $63. He has a coupon for 15% off his total cost. If he pays with four $20 bills, how much change should he receive?
What is $11.15
200
Each week, Mr. Jones goes to the grocery store. Mr. Jones estimates that he will spend $120 when he goes to the grocery store this week. If he actually spends $94, what the percent change. Round to the nearest whole number.
28%
200
Kyra charges $1,000 to a credit card to purchase a new computer. Her credit card has an 18% interest rate. If she does not make the first month's payment, how much will she now owe on the computer?
She will now owe $1,015.
300
Brad borrowed money from his sister to buy a new video game that costs $62. He has paid back 78% of the cost of the game. About how much money does he still owe his sister?
What is $7.44
300
Ana wants to purchase a $98 purse for her birthday. Sales tax is 7%. What is the total cost of the purse?
$104.86
300
A pair of jeans that regularly cost $75 is on sale for 30% off. How much will Javier save on the jeans with this sale?
He will save $22.50
300
In 2008, 133 kids signed up for youth soccer. In 2012, 157 kids signed up for soccer. Find the percent of change and round to the nearest percent.
18 %
300
Scotty invests $550 in his savings account. His bank offers 5.2% interest and he plans on keeping the money in the bank for 7 years. How much money is in Scotty's account after 7 years?
He has $750.20
400
Elena works on a farm that has three types of animals. 32% are Pigs, 28% are Chickens, and 40% are Dairy Cows There are a total of 47 animals. About how many more cows are there than chickens?
about 6 more cows than chickens
400
Derek left a $5.00 tip for his lunch that cost $12.50. What percent tip did he leave?
40% tip
400
Will bought a bike on sale for $175. The bike originally cost $250. What was the percent discount of the bike?
30% off
400
Shoe sales for a certain company were $25.9 billion. Sales are expected to increase by about 20% in the next year. Find the projected amount of shoe sales next year.
$31.08 million
400
Isabel has $1,500 to deposit into a savings account with a 3.2% interest rate. She wants to wait until she earns $240 in interest before withdrawing the money. How many years will she have to wait before she can withdraw the money?
5 years
500
Twenty percent of the 25 team members are new on the team. How many members are new?
5 new members
500
Find the total cost of a haircut that costs $35 and you leave a 15% tip.
Total cost= $40.25
500
Michael is going to buy a $40 hat for his dad. If he gets a 15% discount, how much money will he save?
He will save $6.
500
Earth follows an elliptical orbit around the Sun. At its nearest point on the orbit, it is 147 million km from the Sun. At its farthest point, it is about 152 million km away. What is the percent change, rounded to the nearest tenth, from its nearest point to its farthest point?
3.4%
500
Pablo has $4200 to invest for college. If he goes to college in 3 years and earns $630 in interest, what is the simple interest rate?
rate is 5%
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