Proportion
Tax, Tip, & Discount
Percent of Change
Simple Interest
Competition
100

One cantaloupe costs $2. How many cantaloupes can you buy for $6?

3 Cantaloupes

100

Your parents took your family out to dinner. Your parents wanted to give the waiter a 15% tip. If the total amount of the dinner was $42.00, what should be paid to the waiter as a tip?

$6.30

100

Amber got a raise, and her hourly wage increased from $8 to $9.50. What is the percent increase?

19%.

100

Find the simple interest:

P = $1800       R = 5%        T = 1 year

$90

100

Pick one person from your group that is great at multiplication. 

The person from your team will enter a competition of trying to finish the most on a multiplication table in 2 minutes.

Points: 400

200

Jasmine bought 32 kiwi fruit for $16. How many kiwi can Lisa buy if she has $4?

8 Kiwis

200

Toby buys a new MP3 player for a price of $45.50. What is the total amount his credit card is charged if the sales tax is 7%?

$48.69

200

In a class, students strength has been increased from 20 to 30. What percent of strength is increased ?

 50 %

200

Determine the simple interest for these loans:

$600 at 4% for 9 months

$18.00

200

Each group has a 45 seconds to figure out who is the tallest in their group

Points: 300 points

300

The money used in Jordan is called the Dinar. The exchange rate is $3 to 2 Dinars. Find how many dollars you would receive if you exchanged 22 Dinars.

$33

300

A $250 Suede Jacket is on sale for 20% off. How much should you pay for the jacket?

$200

300

The number of students in a chess club decreased from 18 to 12. What is the percent decrease ? Round to the nearest percent.

33%

300

A new car, valued at $28,000, depreciates at 9% per year. What is the value of the car one year after purchase?

$25,480.00

300

Ms. Johnson wants a large pizza tonight. Whichever team finds the best deal in 3 minutes wins! 

Points: 700

400

Marie reduced the size of a painting to a width of 3.3 in. What is the new height if it was originally 32.5 in tall and 42.9 in wide?

2.5 in

400

Veronica gets her hair cut. The basic haircut is $25. The sales tax is 8%. Then, she adds a 15% tip to the base price of the haircut. How much does she spend altogether?

$31.05

400

In a certain week, the London stock market went down from 1835 to 1573. What was the percent of decrease to the nearest whole percent?

14%

400

A bank is offering 3.5% simple interest on a savings account. If you deposit $7,500, how much interest will you earn in two years?

$525.00

400

Pick one person on your team that is good at division:

You will be playing tic tac toe with division

Points: 800

500

Molly bought two heads of cabbage for $1.80. How many heads of cabbage can Willie buy if he has $28.80?

32 Cabbage

500

Devin went shopping for a new scooter. He bought one on sale for 15% off its regular price of $140. If sales tax is 8%, what was the total cost of the scooter?

Ans

500

Compare the quantities in Column A and Column B. Column A                                                            the percent of change for $325 

discounted to $300  

Column B  

the percent of change for $250 

discounted to $225 

[A] The quantity in Column A is greater. 

[B] The quantity in Column B is greater. 

[C] The quantities are equal. 

[D] The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

B

500

Jim invested $4,000 in a bond at a yearly rate of 4.5%. He earned $540 in interest. How long was the money invested?

3 years

500

Your team will compete to build the tallest tower with blocks in 3 minutes. IT MUST STAND ON ITS OWN

Points: 1000