Conversions
Percentages
Percent
Base
Word Problems
100

What is 4/5 as a percent?

80%

100

16% of 942

150.72

100

41 is what percent of 60?

16%

100

12 is 18% of what number?

67

100

A store sold a piano for $2,500 until the manufacturer raised it's price. Now the piano sells for $2,725. Find the percent of increase?

9%

200

17% as a decimal

0.17

200

5% of 1,825.60 

91.28$

200

8 is what percent of 30?

27%

200

76 is 110% of what number?

69

200

Find the rate of commission of $50 on a sale of $500.

10%

300

7/8% as a decimal 

.00875

300

115% of 78

89.70

300

Percent of increase from 12 pencils to 18 pencils 

50% increase

300

48 is 56% of what number?

86

300

Sue bought a watch for $125. She had no overhead and she sold the watch for $105. What was her percent of loss to the nearest whole percent based on the selling price?

19%

400

1.29 as a percent 

129%

400

1/2% of $8,000

$40.00

400

300 is what percent of 200?

150%

400

36 is what percent of 60?

60%

400

Terri Clifford bought a Sunday dress for $36. The sales tax was 6%. Find the total cost of the dress. 

$38.16

500

212 1/5% as a decimal 

2.122

500

11 3/4% of 66

676.50

500

Percent of decrease from $500 to $400

20% decrease 

500

42 is what percent of 76?

55.26%

500

A store bought merchandise for $6,250. The overhead on the  merchandise was $2,575. The merchandise sold for $9,010. Find the percent of profit to the nearest whole percent based on the cost?

3%

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