Solving Problems with Proportions
Percent
Percent Increase/Decrease
Percent Application
Tax, Tip, Discount
100
A baker uses 2 pounds of butter to make 7 dozen cookies. how many pounds of butter would be used to make 132 cookies? The correct proportion to represent this problem.
What is:
100
A recipe for passion tea calls for 3 cups of passion tea and 1 cup of lemonade. What percent of the recipe is lemonade?
What is 25%
100
The table below shows the number of days Tristan was absent each school year. What was the percent increase from 6th grade to 8th grade?
What is 60%
100
The Powell family spends $995 per month on rent. If this is 20% of their monthly budget, then what is their monthly budget?
What is $4,975
100
Brennan wants to purchase a new rug to go in the den. The rug costs $56, but she has a coupon for 15% off. The cost of the rug if she uses the coupon.
What is $47.60
200
Jane pays $8.10 for a 4.5 cup bottle of freshly squeezed orange juice. What is the price per cup of orange juice?
What is $1.80
200
The table below shows the different color cars employees of a car dealership drive. What percent of employes drive a silver car? 
What is 35%
200
A vintage dresser was listed on a resale site for $500. The dresser ended up being sold for $385. By what percentage did the price of the dresser change?
What is -23%
200
Jake earns a commission on each insurance policy he sells. At the end of the day, he had sold $554.00 worth of insurance policies and earned $77.56. Approximately what is Jake's commission rate?
What is 14%
200
The bill at a restaurant came to $136.40. The patrons decided to leave a 15% tip. What was the total bill including tip?
What was $156.86
300
At the ice cream shop, there are 14 shakes sold for every 6 malts. What is the ratio of malts to shakes?
What is 3:7
300
Tabitha sold 27 boxes of cookies the first day of her orchestra fundraiser. This represents 18% of total boxes she sold. How many boxes did she sell total for the fundraiser?
What is 150 boxes.
300
The price of a gallon of gas dropped from the summer high price of $3.50 to the winter price of $2.87. By what percentage was the price of gas reduced?
What is -18%
300
Of the 425 incoming freshman at a high school, 8% will play on a sports team for the school. How many freshman will play on the high school sports teams?
What is 34
300
Francis heard that a car stereo system was on sale for 30% off. If the sale price was $57.75, what was the original price of the stereo?
What is $82.50.
400
First Class Airlines has 40 pilots for every 15 aircrafts. If they employ 250 pilots, how many aircrafts does First Class Airlines own?
What is 94 aircrafts.
400
About 56% of the 2,553 students are enrolled in at least one honors class. How many students are enrolled in an honors class?
What is 1,430
400
A pair of socks is purchased at wholesale for $2.00. It is then sold to the customer for $4.00. What is the percent increase?
What is 100%
400
A pastry chef is asked to estimate how many blueberry scones can be made with the remaining batter. The pastry chef says she can make 115 scones. In actuality, the batter made 125 scones. What is the percent error?
What is 8%
400
Winter coats are marked 70% off on February 1st. If a coat costs $57.75 on January 31st, how much will it cost on February 1st?
What is $17.33