Fractions & % to Decimals
Convert 1/2 to a decimal.
0.5
What is 1% of 230?
2.3%
What is the total including tip of a meal that costs $13. You pay a 20% tip.
$15.60
40% of students at Northbrae want to move out of London when they grow up. If there are 500 students at Northbrae, how many want to leave London?
200
How do you convert a percent to a decimal?
Divide it by 100, or move the decimal to the left two places.
300% of 12
36
Your snack costs $2.45. The sales tax is 8.5%. Find the total cost (rounding to the nearest cent)
$2.66
Ms. Owens is in debt. Last month her debt was $1,000. This month her debt is 167% of that. What is her debt this month in dollars?
$1,670
Convert 23% to a decimal.
0.23
60% of students in Alberta graduate high school. If there are 20 students in Grade 12 that year, how many students graduated?
12
Mr. M bought a new iPad for $950.13. Tax on the iPad is 11%. What is the cost with tax?
$1,054.50
0.5% of all statistics are true. If you have a list of 1,400 statistics. How many are true?
7 statistics are true
Convert 8.5% to a decimal.
0.085
Mr. CoDyre's cell phone bill was $50 last month. This month Teuls raised his bill. The new bill is 132% of last month's. This is the cost of the new bill.
$66
Jamie goes out to eat at Burger Factory and gets a burger, fries, and milk shake for 13.27. She tips 15% and tax is 8.5%. Name the amount of the tax AND the amount of the tip. Do not list the total amount.
Tip is $1.99, tax is $1.13.
Last year, a large 3 topping pizza cost $21.50. This year it cost $24.99. What was the percent increase?
The cost for a large 3 topping pizza went up 16%.
Convert 0.5% to a decimal.
0.005
A store owner paid $0.75 for each pack of gum. She made a profit by charging 125% of what she paid. This is how much she charged for each pack of gum
$0.94
Benjamin Bannaker, the famous mathemetician, went out to a fancy dinner. The dinner cost $89.67. He tipped the waiter 20% and tax was 5%. What was the total including tip and tax?
$115.41
An Xbox usually costs $850.95. This weekend, Walmart is selling it for $100 off, and Game Stop is selling it for 15% off. Which is the better deal?
Game Stop is the better deal because you will save $127.64 instead of only $100.