Vocabulary
Express 1/2 as a percent
50%
85% of ______ is 136
160
A furniture store had a chair that cost $39. After a few months the owner took 13% off the price. How much is the chair now?
$33.93
Mrs. Benitez earns $3,400 ever month. She spends 25% of her earnings on rent. How much does she spend on rent?
$850
Borrowing money from a bank
Loan
Express 9% as a decimal.
0.09
20% of _______ is 163
815
A plant was 45 centimeters tall. After a month it had grown 15% taller. How tall was the plant after a month?
51.75 cm
Of the 800 people at a concert, 42% of them are adults. How many adults are at the concert?
336 adults
The amount charged for borrowing money, or the amount of money earned from saving or investments.
Interest
Express 320% as a mixed number in simplest form.
3 2/10
4% of 200
8
Bianca ordered a shirt online that cost her $21 total. The package arrived late so the seller took 26% off the price. How much did she end up paying?
$15.54
Tax the government collects on certain items or services that people buy.
Sales tax
88% expressed as a fraction in simplest form.
22/25
45% of _____ is 150. (Write answer as mixed number)
333 1/3
The bill at an electronics store was $77 before tax. Tax is 5%. What is the total price with tax?
$80.85
Howard opens a savings account with a deposit of $800. The bank will pay him 3% interest per year. How much interest will he receive at the end of 2 years?
$48
A percent of the total sales earned by a salesperson.
Commission
Express 62/120 as a percent rounded to the nearest whole number.
52%
150% of 220
330
The early version of a cell phone was 95 millimeters thick. The current version is about 8 percent thinner. How thick is the newer version?
87.40 millimeters
The amount of water in a bottle is reduced by 85% to 120 milliliters. How much water was originally in the bottle?
800 mL