Percent of a Number
Tax and Tip
Discount and Commission
What Percent is it?
Percent of Change
100
Percent literally means a number out of _____.
100
100
What is the tax on a $58 dollar item if the tax is 7%?
$4.06
100
When finding a discount, you should _________ the discount from the total.
Subtract
100
14 is what percent of 29?
48%
100
What is the formula for percent of change?
(new-original) divided by original
200
What is 16% of 25?
4
200
Martin left a $3.00 tip on his $15.00 tab. What percent tip did he leave?
20%
200
A jeweler makes 20% in commission for his weekly sales. Last week his sales were $1,200. What will his commission be?
$240
200
In a school election for class president, Mary counted 93 of the ballots. There were 147 ballots total. What percent of the ballots did Mary count?
63%
200
The population of Dallas in 2002 was 210,000. In 2003, the population increased 20%. What was the population in 2003?
252,000 people
300
The 8th grade football players get to play in three-fifths of their games because of the grades. What percent of their games do they get to play in?
60%
300
Your barber charged you $22.50 to cut your hair. How much should you leave if you want to tip 15%?
$25.88
300
A car salesman's total sales for January was $75,000. If he makes 5% in commission, what will he check be for January?
$3,750
300
The Dallas Stars attempted 52 goals at their last game. They made 23 of them. What percent of their goals did they make?
44%
300
Last year, Nichols Booster Club raised $700 for the Athletics program. This year, they hope to raise $850. What would be the percent increase?
21%
400
Latonya had to get 70% of the questions on her test right to pass. If she answered 32 questions correctly and passed, what is the greatest number of questions the test could have?
47 questions
400
A new sweater costs $28. If the tax is 8.5%, what will be the total cost?
$30.38
400
The list price of a Blu-ray player is $140.00. Mr. Thomas found the player on sale for $93.80. What was the percent discount?
33%
400
Marcus plays on the basketball team at school. During the season, he shoots 96 free throws, and makes 82 of them. What percent of his free throws did he make?
85%
400
A playhouse is on sale for $400. The original price was $600. What is the percent of decrease?
33%
500
Jerome has some coins in his pocket. He has 20 pennies, 5 nickels, 10 dimes, and 3 quarters. What percent of the total value of the coins is the value of the dimes?
45%
500
Tony's bill at a restaurant was $21.20. If he wants to leave a 15% tip, approximately how much should he leave total?
$25.00
500
Roberto finds a IPod on sale for 20% off. The original price is $125. He has a coupon for an additional 25% off the sale price. What is the final cost of the IPod?
$75
500
Ms. Nazworth has 300 essays to grade from the writing CA. She has graded all but 123 of them. What percent of the essays has she graded?
59%
500
Foot Locker's rent for their space in the mall went up, so they had to mark up the cost of their shoes. A pair of Jordan's that was $145 was marked up 20%. What is the new price of the shoes?
$174
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