Solving Percent Problems
What is 38% of 62?
23.56
Greg bought a $30 meal for dinner. If he wants to leave a 20% tip, how much will Greg pay in total?
$36
Megan is buying a new scarf for the winter. The price tag says $4.50. Megan uses a 15% off coupon when she pays for the scarf. What will Megan owe?
$3.83
Jimmy has to pay 6% sales tax when he goes to buy a new hat. If the hat is priced at $11.50, then what will Jimmy have to pay?
$12.19
Ashley earns 4% commission on her total sales. If she sold $5,000 worth of items, how much commission would she earn?
$200
Find 130% of 18.
23.4
Wanda sees a sale that advertises that all clothing is 20% off. If she buys a blouse that is originally priced at $24.50, what will she have to pay for the blouse?
$19.60
A store buys pencil cases at a wholesale price of $1.30. They markup the price by 70%. What is the selling price of the pencil cases?
$2.21
Ernie drove 40 miles yesterday. Today, he drove 25% more. How many miles did he drive today?
50 miles
Harold earns 3.5% commission on the furniture that he sells. If he sold a dresser for $850, how much commission would he earn on that sale?
$29.75
What percent of 90 is 67.5?
75%
Mary estimated that there are 55 birds that visit her birdfeeder throughout the day. When she counted one day, she found that there were 65 birds that visited the birdfeeder. What is Mary's percent error? (Round to the nearest tenth)
15.4% error
There were 15,680 people in attendance at a soccer game last week. This week, there were 16,780 people at the soccer game. What is the percent increase of the amount of people at the soccer game? (Round to the nearest percent)
7% increase
Brandon read 430 pages this week. He read 450 pages last week. What is the percent decrease in the amount of pages that he has read? (Round to the nearest tenth)
4.4% decrease
Tammy invested $3,000 into an account that earns 4.5% simple interest. If she keeps the money in the account for 6 years, how much money would she earn in interest?
$810
66 is 55% of what?
120
Stephanie left a 15% tip when she went out for lunch. If she paid a total of $20.70, then what was the original price of her meal?
$18
Rachael has to pay sales tax when she buys a new calendar. If the original price of the calendar was $3, but she ended up paying $3.21, then what percent sales tax did she pay?
7%
Jesse bought a water bottle and paid a total of $4.55. He had used a 30% off coupon when he paid. What was the original price of the water bottle?
$6.50
Sarah invested $900 into an account that earns 5% simple interest. She has earned $360 in interest. How many years has the money been in the account?
8 years
26 is what percent of 65?
40%
Linda ordered a $26 meal at a restaurant. If she has to pay 8% sales tax and she wants to leave a 20% tip, what will she pay in total? (Hint: the tax and tip are both calculated based on the original cost)
$33.28
George is buying a new binder. The original price of the binder is $3.50, but the store has it is on sale for $2.80. What percent discount is the store giving?
20%
Martha orders a pasta dinner for $19.50. She wants to leave a 15% tip, and she has to pay 7% sales tax. What will she pay in total? (Hint: the tax and tip are both calculated based on the original cost)
$23.79
Connie invested $1,500 into an account. After 12 years, she earned $540 in interest. What is the interest rate of the account?
3%