Basic Percents
Proportion
Discount
Sale Tax & Tip
Scale
100
Find 10% of 25
2.5
100
The ratio of children to adults at a movie was 3 to 5. There were 75 adults at the movie. How many children went to the movie?
45
100
Derek wants to buy a skateboard for $56.00. The store is offering a discount of 5% off on all items. How much will Derek save?
$2.80
100
If Angeline buys a $10.00 pair of tennis shoes at Target, and there is a 4% sales tax, how much tax will Angeline pay?
$0.40
100
A scale model of a whale is being built. The actual length of the whale is 65 feet. The scale of the model is 2 in : 3 ft. What will be the length of the model?
43 1/3 length
200
Find 15% of 80
12
200
At Hayfield Elementary, 5 out of 7 students are girls. There are 105 girls at Hayfield Elementary. How many students are there at Hayfield?
147 Students
200
Joanne buys a $108.50 dress with a 15% discount. How much will Joanne save?
$16.28
200
Marty and Josh share a $84.00 meal at Olive Garden. They decided to leave a 15% tip. How much was the tip?
$12.60
200
A model replica of a building measures 5.2 inches tall, and the width of the base is 1.6 inches. If the actual building is 280 meters tall, about how wide is the actual base?
86.15 m
300
Find 48% of 175
84
300
If 30 oranges cost $12.00. How many oranges can be purchased for $4.00?
10 oranges
300
The regular price of a burger meal at Burger King is $8.70. You have a 20% off coupon. What is the sale price of the hamburger meal?
$6.96
300
A Jeep Wrangler is priced at $28, 295.00 The sales tax is 6% of the original amount. How much will the tax be?
$1, 697.70
300
A scale drawing of an airplane is shown with a scale of 24 feet = 1 centimeter. What is the length of the actual plane?
144 feet
400
Find 20% of 160
32
400
If a chain link fence costs $180 for 20 feet installed, how much would it cost to install 300 feet?
$2700
400
A frozen pizza is on sale for 25% off. Find the sale price of the pizza if it normally sells for $4.85.
$3.64
400
Veronica buys a shirt for $22.00. If the sales tax is 5.5%, what is the total price Veronica pays for the shirt including tax.
$23.21
400
John’s group made a scale drawing of the school playground. The scale in the drawing is 2 inches represents 8 feet. The actual length of the playground area is 32 feet. What is the length on the scale drawing?
8 in
500
Roxanne promises to give her mother 40% of each paycheck every month. If Roxanne earns a $280.50 paycheck in February, how much money will she have to give her mother?
$112.20
500
Breanna purchased 8 oranges for $10 at the grocery store. How many oranges can be purchased for $15.00?
12
500
What is the final price for an item costing $85.50 with a 20% discount.
What is $68.40
500
Jose gets his hair cut for $12. He gives his barber a 15% tip. How much does he give the barber for a tip?
$1.80
500
A tree is 11 feet tall and casts a shadow 8 feet long. A building nearby casts a shadow of 22 feet. How tall is the building?
30.25ft