Percent Of
What is the percent equation?
is = %
of 100
What does it mean when a store "marks up" an item?
They purposefully make it more expensive.
Does tax and tip get added or subtracted from the final total?
Added
What is the percent equation for commission?
% = commission
100 total
What is the only country that is also a continent?
Australia
What does the word percent mean?
Out of 100
You are shopping at Kohls and your total comes to $86.50. If you have a 20% off coupon, how much is your discount?
$17.30
ONLY Half points if you put 17.3
You have just finished eating at Red Robin and would like to tip your server 20%. If your meal was $24.38, how much will you be tipping?
$4.87
What types of jobs pay commission?
Sales
The Ancient Romans used to drop a piece of toast into their _______ for good health.
Wine
(This is where the term "raise a toast" came from.)
What is 55% of 60?
33
Since 2020, airplane tickets have had a 62% markup from what they used to cost. If plane tickets to Hawaii used to cost $925, how much is the markup?
(Not the new total, just the markup.)
$573.50
ONLY HALF POINTS: If you put $573.5
You are purchasing a new vehicle for $18,850 and the sales tax is 8.5%. How much will you pay in tax?
$1,602.25
Landon is selling cars and earns a 4.5% commission on the sales he makes. If he sells 3 cars worth $126,000, how much money will Landon make in commission?
$5,670
What is a baby rabbit called in the animal kingdom?
A Kit
45% of 86 is what?
38.7
A store purchases a pair of shoes for $20, and they mark it up by 150%. How much did they add to the price?
Bonus: How much are they selling the shoes for?
Part 1: $30
Bonus: $50
After finishing your meal at Olive Garden you have now spent $36.25. You would like to tip 18%, and there is an 8% tax rate. What is your total bill going to be?
(Hint: You will have to do 2 different equations before adding.)
Tip: $6.52
Tax: $2.90
Grand Total: $45.67
Angel is selling furniture and gets 6% commission off of his total sales each month. Last month, Angel made $2,400 in commission. How much did he sell in total last month?
$40,000
What is the national animal of Scotland?
The Unicorn
Ryan has a batting average of hitting 84 out of 120. What percent is that?
70%
$78
Why do we tip people? What is the reason why tipping is important?
Most jobs that people receive tips for do not pay them full amounts of money. Most servers make less than half of what other hourly people make because they have to rely on tip.
Mariah is a real-estate agent and sold 4 homes this month totaling $1,300,000. If she made $39,000 in commission off of her sales, what percent commission does she make?
3%
The Wright brothers were the first to invent and fly a powered airplane in Kittyhawk, North Carolina in 1903. What were the brothers' first names?
Wilbur and Orville