The original price of a pair of shoes is $50. They are on sale for 15% off. What is the sale price?
$42.50
A store buys a packet of pens from the manufacturer for $5.50. The store has a 75% markup on pens. What is the selling price of the pens?
$9.63
$600 is deposited into an account earning 5% simple interest for 2 years. Find the interest earned.
$60
Brenda invests $4,848 in a savings account with a fixed annual interest rate of 5% compounded annually. What will the account balance be after 6 years?
$6496.78
A pair of jeans costs $39.99 with 7% sales tax. Find the total price of the jeans including tax.
$42.79
The sale price of a jacket is $75. It is on sale at a 20% discount. What is the original price of the jacket?
$93.75
An item is marked up 10% so that the selling price is $55. Find the cost to the store.
$50
$1500 is deposited into a savings account with a simple interest rate of 4% for 5 years. Find the balance of the account.
$1800
Lea invests $8,333 in a savings account with an interest rate of 8.5% compounded annually. What will the account balance be after 12 years?
$22,179.83
Rosa and her friends are eating out for dinner. The bill was $45.80. They want to leave a 20% tip. How much should they leave for tip?
$9.16
A tennis racket is on sale for 30% off. Now it costs $21. What is the original price of the tennis racket?
$30
A pair of shoes costs the store $80. The shoes sold for $128. Find the percent of the markup.
60%
$400 is deposited into an account earning simple interest. After 2 years, $24 of interest has been earned. Find the annual interest rate.
3%
Maria invests $6,154 in a savings account with an interest rate of 2.25% compounded annually. How much interest will the account earn after 10 years?
$1533.60
Rick bought 3 shirts for $18 each, 2 pair of socks for $3.99 a pair, and a pair of pants for $45.00. The sales tax rate is 8.5%. How much did he pay for the clothes including tax?
$116.07
The same item is on sale at two stores. Which one is the better price?
Store A: 85% off $90
Store B: 70% off $65
Store A
A store pays $60 for an item. Your friend finds the selling price when the markup is 20%. Is your friend correct? If not, fix their mistake.
No, the selling price should be 120% not 20%, which is $72.
$500 was deposited into an account with a simple interest rate of 4.5%. How long does it take the account to earn $135 of interest?
6 years
John invests an amount of money in a retirement account with an interest rate of 4% compounded annually. After 5 years, the account has a balance of $3,649.96. How much was the initial investment? Round to the nearest whole number.
$3,000
Alex went to the barber. The cost of his haircut was $22. He tipped the barber 15%. What was the total cost?
Three stores have the same pair of shoes on sale. Which one is the best buy (cheapest)?
Store C
A store sells memory cards for $25 each. The markup for each memory card is 25%. How much did the store pay for 50 memory cards?
$1,000
A loan was taken out for $2000 at 12% simple interest for 3 years. Find the amount of the monthly payments.
$75.56
Emily invests an amount of money in a savings account with an interest rate of 3.5% compounded annually. After 7 years, the account has a balance of $6361.40. How much was the initial investment? Round to the nearest whole number.
$5,000
A snowmobile priced at $2,800 is on sale for 20% off. The sales tax rate is 8.25%. What is the sale price including tax?
$2,424,80