Simple Interest
Becca deposited $650 into her banking account. If the interest that was added on is $48.75 over three years, what was the interest rate?
2.5%
Jon bought a shirt for $23 but was on sale for $17. What was the percent decrease? Round to the nearest whole number
26%
When sightseeing in Paris, France, Jennifer stopped to see the Eiffel Tower. She learned that the height of the tower measures at 330 meters tall. If 1 meter is approximately 3.28 feet, how high is the tower in feet?
1082.4 feet
Zahar left a 24% tip at a restaurant where the bill was $35.82. How much was the tip?
$8.60
Shamar made a jacket from materials that cost $28. He is going to sell the jacket to Zayden at 250% of this cost. About how much is Zayden going to pay for the jacket?
$70
Luke bought a car for $2000 with an interest rate of 3.8%. If it takes him 5 years to pay off the car, what is the total amount of the car payment after 5 years?
$2380
Brownsville Middle school had 800 students in 2003. The student population increased by 20 students each year in 2004, 2005, and 2006. By what percent did the student population increase during the period from 2003 to 2006?
7.5%
Students in Mrs. Zachary's class are measuring the lengths of tree branches. Mrs. Zachary tells her students that the largest tree branch can measure 3 feet long. How many centimeters is this tree branch? (1 inch=2.54 cm)
91.44 cm
Kenneth bought a book that cost $22.00 before taxes and discount. The book was on sale for a discount of 20% before tax. The sales tax was 3%.
What is the price of the book after the discount and tax?
$18.13
A basketball that regularly sells for $45 is on sale for $40. The same store has a volleyball net that was selling for $100 and now is marked up to $120.
Part A: Find the percent decrease of the basketball.
Part B. Find the percent increase of the volleyball net.
Round to the nearest tenths.
Part A: 11.1%
Part B: 20%