Analyze Percents, Percents and Proportions
A local league has 60 players, 20% of whom are right handed. How many right handed players are there?
12
What is the percent equation?
part = percent x whole
Kevin has $24 to buy a gift for his cousin. He found a gift for $22. With 5% sales tax added on, will Kevin have enough money to buy the gift? If so, how much will he pay?
Yes, he will pay $23.10
You deposit $600 into your bank account and earn 2.5% interest. How much interest will you earn after 2 years?
$30
An item sells for $40 with 8% sales tax. What is the sales tax of the item?
$3.20
15% of what number is 132.
Are we solving for the part, percent or whole?
Whole
A store advertises a 20% markdown on a dishwasher with a selling price of $952. Find the sale price.
$761.60
Liu deposited $3,500 into a savings account. The simple interest rate is 4%. What would the account earn in 10 years?
$1400
The football team has a total of 350 jerseys. There are 154 medium-sized jerseys. What percent of the jerseys are medium-sized jerseys?
44%
A local little league has a total of 40 players, of whom 35% are left-handed. How many left-handed players are there? Set up a percent equation and solve
Left handed players = .35 x 40; 14
Which trial has the greater percent error?
Trial A: Measured value - 240, Actual value - 200
Trial B: Measured value - 195, Actual value - 240
Trial A
Marissa puts $600 into her account. After 2 years, she has $642. What is the interest rate?
3.5%
A bike path is 12.5 miles. Dominic is 70% of the way to the end. How far is Dominic on the path?
8.75
A student answers 90% of the questions on a math exam correctly. If she answers 27 questions correctly, how many questions are on the exam?
30 questions
The number 360 is increased by 25%. The result is then decreased by 50%. What is the final number?
225
Gil puts $6,000 into his bank account. He builds 3% interest. How many years will it take him to earn $1,080?
6 years