Percent Equation
What is 75% of 120?
a. 90 b 75
c 100 d 45
a 90
A couple eats at a restaurant. The bill is $56. They have a coupon that gives them 10% off their meal. The couple then leaves a 15% tip based on the price after using the coupon.
How much did they spend before leaving the tip?
$50.40
45 out of 900 = ______________%
a 4% b 5%
c 6% d 10%
b 5%
A couple eats at a restaurant. The bill is $56. They have a coupon that gives them 10% off their meal. The couple then leaves a 15% tip based on the price after using the coupon.
How much did the couple spend in total on the meal, after using the coupon and adding the tip?
$57.96
A car dealership pays a wholesale price of $15,000 to purchase a vehicle.
The car dealership wants to make a 35% profit. What will the markup price be?
$20,250
56 is what percent of 50?
a 110% b 112%
d 95% d 120%
b 112%
A yoga studio charges $18 per class. The studio is offering a 20% discount if you pay for a set of 4 classes now.
How much does it cost to buy 4 classes with this offer?
$57.60
A radar gun measured the speed of a tennis serve at 95 miles per hour. If the serve was actually going 94.6 miles per hour, about what was the percent error in this measurement?
a .2% b .4%
c .6% d .8%
.4%
A salesperson earns 6% commission on the selling price of a dining table. How much commission will the salesperson earn by selling a dining table for $620?
a $37.20 b. $36.00
d $42.00 d. $372.00
a $37.20
Two stores advertised sales on their websites, Before the sale, each sweater cost $30. Which store offers the better deal?
Store 1 is $5 off
Store 2 is 15% off
Store 1
Last week, the price of apples at the farmer’s market was $2.40 per pound. This week, the price has decreased by 25%. What is the price of apples this week?
a $1.80 b. $2.15
c $.60 d $1.20
a $1.80
There were 182 people in attendance at the school basketball game last Friday. This week there were 290 people in attendance. What is the percent of change from last week to this week?
a. 55% b 59%
c 60% d 63%
b 59%
A car dealership pays $10,520 for a car. They mark up the price by 18% to get the retail price. What is the retail price of the car at this dealership?
12,413.60
The price of a jacket is $48.00. Ryan will use a coupon for 25% off when he buys the jacket. Which method can be used to correctly determine the amount of money Ryan will save by using his coupon?
a Since 10% of $48 is $4.80, multiply $4.80 by 2 and then add half of $4.80 to get $12.00.
b Since $48 is about half of $100, divide 25 by 2 and subtract $2 to get $10.50.
c Since 25% of $48 is $24, divide by 2 to get $12.
d Since 10% of $48 is $4.80, multiply $4.80 by 3 to get $14.40.
a Since 10% of $48 is $4.80, multiply $4.80 by 2 and then add half of $4.80 to get $12.00.
Last year, Maya bought a laptop for $800. Its value has depreciated since she bought it. It is now worth $500. About what percent did the value of Maya’s laptop depreciate over the past year?
a 25% c 60%
b 38% d 75%
b 38%
A company claims that their new juice bottle holds 30% more juice. If their original bottle held 40 fluid ounces, how much does the new bottle hold?
ounces
52
A student takes out a $4,200 loan from a bank. What will the total balance of the loan be after one year (assuming no payments are made) if the bank charges 4% interest per year?
a $168 b $4368
c $420 d $4042
b $4368
A car dealership pays a wholesale price of $15,000 to purchase a vehicle.
The car dealership wants to make a 35% profit. What will the markup price be?
The dealership offers a 10% discount off the marked up price. How much would a customer pay for this vehicle? (Answer to this question only)
$18,225
A bookstore is having a 25% off sale. What equation can be used to find the sale price y of a book that originally costs x dollars?
a y=.25x b y=.75x
d y= x+.25 d y=x-..25
b y=.75x