Fractions, Decimals, Percents, Percent Word Problems, Percent of Increase/Decrease
100
Find the amount of tax Joe will pay for a $15 shirt if the sales tax is 6%.
What is $0.90?
100
Find the amount of discount on a $30 item that is on sale for 25% off.
What is $7.50
100
Find the amount of tip for a $55 bill with 20% tip.
What is $11
100
A store buys a skateboard for $70. The markup of the skateboard is 60%. What is the amount of markup?
$42
100
What is 9.5% as a decimal?
What is .095?
200
Find the amount of tax Sarah will spend on a sweater that costs $27, if the sales tax rate is 7%.
What is $1.89?
200
Mike bought a $990 computer with a 30% discount. Find the amount of the savings.
What is $297
200
Find the amount of tip for a $15 lunch with 15% tip.
What is $2.25
200
A store buys guitars from a manufacturer for $38. The stores markup is 85%. What is the retail price?
$70.30
200
Each week, Ainsley spends $28 at the local coffee shop. If she gets a total of $50 each week from her parents for allowance, what percentage of her allowance is she spending at the coffee shop each week?
What is $56
300
Find the total cost of a baseball bat priced at $110 with 6.5% tax.
What is $117.15
300
Find the sale price for an item regularly $65 with a 15% discount.
What is $55.25
300
Find the total bill for a $60 dinner with 20% tip.
What is $72
300
You own a jewelry store. You increase the price of jewelry by 70%. The store's cost for a 1 carat diamond ring is $800. What is the selling price of the ring?
$1360
300
Yesterday your bus ride to school took 8 minutes. Today because of the snow, the bus ride took 10 minutes. What is the percent of increase?
What is 25%
400
Find the total amount paid for a stereo that costs $59.99 with 7% tax.
What is $64.19
400
Find the sale price for an item that originally costs $85.50 with a 20% discount.
What is $68.40
400
Tom and his family went to a restaurant for dinner. The bill came to $80. They wanted to leave an 18% tip. About how much tip should they leave?
What is $15?
400
Your friend owns a small store. For a gallon of milk, the cost to the store is $2.20. The store then markups the milk 60%. What price do they sell the milk for?
$3.52
400
Find the percent of decrease on an item that was $68 and is now $40.80.
20%
25%
30%
40%
What is 40%
500
Danielle went to the store to buy some footwear. She noticed the following prices.
Sneakers were $24.99 per pair.
Heels were $34.99 per pair.
Wedges were $39.99 per pair.
Danielle bought 1 pair of each type of shoe. She also had to include 6.25% sales tax on her purchases. To the nearest cent, how much money did she spend?
What is $106.22?
500
A $40 dress is on sale for 25% off. If the sales tax rate if 7%, find the total cost of the dress.
What is $32.10
500
A traditional tip for a pet groomer is 15% of the cost of grooming your pet. If Wanda takes her cat to the pet groomer’s and is charged $15.50, how much money should she leave as a tip? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
What is $2.33 tip.
500
A store pays $120 for a bicycle. The store has a 65% markup policy. How much would you have to pay for the bicycle?
$198
500
The price of a CD player was marked down from $69.95 to $56.00. What was the percent of decrease?