Miscellaneous Percents
Dagne measures and finds that she can do a vertical jump that is 27.5% of her height. If Dagne can jump 13.2 inches, how tall is she?
48 inches
A clothing store buys a jacket for $35. The store applies a markup of 25% to the jacket’s cost. How much will the jacket cost when it is sold in the store?
$43.75
A jacket originally cost $80. The store is offering a 25% discount. How much will the jacket cost after the discount?
$60
A worker’s monthly salary increased 20% from $3,000. How much will her salary increase?
$600
A jacket originally cost $80 but will decrease 20%. How much will the price decrease?
$16
Elsa took out a 2-year loan to buy a car at a 6% simple interest rate. If she has to pay $264 in interest, how much principal did she borrow?
$2,200
A grocery store buys a bag of rice for $12. The store applies a 15% markup on the cost. What is the selling price of the bag of rice?
$13.80
A tablet was priced at $200. During a special sale, the price was reduced by 15%. What is the tablet's sale price?
$170
A town had 12,000 people last year. Over the next year, the population increase by 30%. What is the population this year?
15,600 people
A basketball game had 5,000 attendees last week. The attendance this week decreased 30%. What was the attendance this week?
3,500 people
A football coach predicts that his team will gain 450 yards in a game. After the game, the team’s total yardage is actually 410 yards. What is the percent error in the coach's estimate of the team’s yardage? Round to the nearest hundredths place.
9.76%
An electronics store purchases a tablet for $250. The store applies a markup of 18%. What is the markup amount, and what will the final selling price be?
$295
A bicycle was originally priced at $500. After a markdown, the new sale price is $375. What percent discount was applied to the bicycle?
25% off
The price of a gallon of gas was $3 last year. Due to inflation, it now costs $3.60. What is the percent increase in gas prices?
20% increase
A store earned $10,000 last month but only $7,500 this month. What is the percent decrease in revenue?
25% decrease
Michael and Imani have bill of $27.32 for they lunch. They paid a total of $32.24 after tip. What percent did they use for their tip?
18%
A bookstore buys a novel for $12.50. They mark it up to a selling price of $17.50. What is the store's percent markup?
40%
You bought a pair of shoes for $60. They were marked down by 25% during a sale. How much were the shoes originally?
$80
A family’s monthly water consumption increased from 900 gallons to 1,080 gallons. What is the percent increase in water usage?
20% Increase
Out of the 77 7th graders, 78% of them turned in their math homework on Monday. On Wednesday, only 57 of the seventh graders turned in their assignment. What is the percent decrease of students who turned their assignment in?
5% Decrease
Jocelyn estimates that a piece of wood measures 5.5 cm. If it actually measures 5.62 cm, what is the percent error of Jocelyn’s estimate?
2.14%
A department store sells a pair of shoes with an 87% markup. If the price increased by $89.61 then what was the price before markup?
$103
Ethan buys a video game on sale. If the video game usually costs $39.99, and it was on sale for 20% off, how much did Ethan pay? Round to the nearest cent.
$31.99
The directions on a sewing pattern say to cut an extra 15% of fabric to account for error. Chloe needs 0.75 yard of fabric to make a skirt. How much fabric should Cloe cut in order to have extra fabric?
.8625 yards of fabric
A soccer ball cost $24 after a 20% decrease in price from last year. What was the price of the soccer ball last year?
$30