Percent of Change
Sales Tax and Sales Price
Simple Interest and Commission
Discounts and Markups
Multistep Percent Problems
100
25 is decreased to 17. What is the percent of change?
32%
100
Price is $399.79 with a 5% tax. What is the sales tax?
$19.99
100
Jared borrowed $1500 from a local bank with a simple interest rate of 5%. He agreed to pay it back over a 3 year period. How much did he pay back in interest?
$225
100
A jacket is discounted 30%. The original price is $42.50. What is the sales price?
$29.75
100
For today only there is a 20% discount on all online orders. Kim orders 140.00 in merchandise. After the discount is applied there is a 8% sales tax added. What is her total?
$120.96
200
80 is increased to 152. What is the percent of change?
90%
200
The price is $1250.00 with a 8% tax. What is the sales price?
$1350.00
200
Karry has a base pay of $150 per week and earns a 10% commission on sales. If Karry had $8410.00 in total sales this week. How much did he earn in commission? What is Karry's total pay
$841; $991
200
A necklace is bought wholesale for $12.95 and is marked up 98%. What is the sales price?
$25.64
200
Chloe's purchased a 2 for $25 meal special at Applebee's. The tax is 7% and she plans to leave a 15% tip on the total bill. What is Chloe's total?
$30.76
300
Coretta’s bowling average decreased from 158 to 133. What is the percent decrease to the nearest tenth of a percent?
15.8% decrease
300
The sales tax rate for a community is 6.75%. If you purchase an item for $500, how much will you pay in sales tax?
$33.75
300
Ann invested $104,000 in a mutual fund. She will earn 4% over a 6 month period. How much interest will she earn?
$2080
300
Katie purchased a jacket for $42.00 and a skirt for $29.99. She has a coupon 40% off of her entire purchase. What is her total cost?
$43.19
300
Ann got a manicure for $25 and a Pedicure for $30. She got her hair styled for $70. She received a 15% frequent customer coupon on her total purchase. If she leaves a 10% tip what is her total?
$116.88
400
Jim’s Gym had income of $20,350 last month. The total increased by $2,000 this month. What was the percent increase to the nearest percent?
10%
400
Kevin purchased three items with prices of $16.99, $42.54, and $210.88. The store charges a 9% sales tax. What is the total cost?
$294.75
400
If Timmy earned $475 in commission and had $5000 in total sales, what is her commission rate?
9.5%
400
Andy purchased a bull at market for $540. In order for him to make a worth while profit he has to mark the price up 140%. How much did he charge for the bull?
$1296.00
400
Cade purchase a wallet for $5 wholesale. He list the wallet for $25.00. He puts the wallet on sale for 30% off. If a customer has an extra 10% off the sales price how much does the wallet sale for?
$15.75
500
Shandra scored 75 on her first math test. She scored 20% higher on her next math test. What did she score on the second test?
90
500
Cecil purchased a bike. The sales price is 150.00. Her total was 166.50. What is the tax rate?
11%
500
How long will it take Julie to earn $1800 in interest on her $30,000 investment if her interest rate is 6%?
I year
500
Karen paid 52.50 for a sweater that has a regular price of 75.00. What percent was the discount?
30%
500
Glenn purchased a shirt for $30. He marked the shirt up 80%. After several weeks of sitting on the shelf, he discounted the current price by 20%. How much is the shirt now?
$43.20