Ratios
Percents
% of a number
Tax & discount
Wild Card
100

99:110

9:10

100

836.66%

8.3666

100

50% of 124

62

100

A jacket costs $48 and is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price?

$36

100

A recipe uses 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of milk. If you use 8 cups of flour, how much milk do you need?

24

200

36:144

1:4
200

0.882%

0.00882

200

30% of 120

36

200

A video game costs $60. Sales tax is 7%. What is the total?

$64.20

200

60 : 84 : 105

20 : 28 : 35

300

350:1400

1:4

300

12% + 44.5% as a decimal

0.565
300

75% of 56

42

300

A restaurant bill is $32. You leave an 18% tip. What is the tip, and what is the total?

Tip $5.76, total $37.76

300

You have a "20% off" coupon and a "$10 off" coupon for a $60 item, and you may use both. Which order saves you more money? By how much?

20% off

400

391 : 437

17:19

400

34234%

342.34

400

4% of 95

3.8

400

A bike costs $240. It's 15% off, and sales tax is 8%. Find the final total.

$220.32 

 $240 × 0.85 = $204, 

204 × 1.08

400

Store A sells a tent for $90 with 20% off. Store B sells the same tent for $80 with 10% off, plus a $5 coupon after the discount. Which store is cheaper, and by how much?

Store B, by $5. 

A = $72; B = $72

$72 −  $67 = $5

500

168 : 252

2:3

500

1248.683

124868.3%

500

45% of 77

34.65


500

Headphones cost $75 with 30% off and 6.5% tax. Find the final total, rounded to the nearest cent.

$55.91 


 $52.50 × 1.065 = $55.9125

500

A workshop has two batches of green paint.

  • Batch A: 20 litres, mixed blue : yellow = 3 : 2
  • Batch B: 15 litres, mixed blue : yellow = 1 : 4

The two batches are poured into one drum and stirred.

(a) Find the ratio of blue to yellow in the combined mixture, in simplest form.

: blue = 15 L, yellow = 20 L