Percent of a Quantity
What is 60% of 40?
24
Bob earns $750 in a week. He got a 15% increase in his pay the following week. What is the increase in his pay?
$112.50
What is the cost of a pair of shoes priced at $72 with a 20% discount?
$57.60
A box has 90 thermometers. This includes an additional 20%. How many thermometers were there in the box at first?
75
Write the following fractions as a decimal.
2/5
0.4
What is 76% of $10?
$7.60
A party was being organized for 130 people. There was a 30% increase in the number of guests in the guest list. How many more people were invited?
39 people
$716.80
$3600
Write 0.86 as a fraction.
43/50
A box has 840 mugs. 30% of them are green mugs. How many green mugs are there?
252 mugs
Caine made 15 paper airplanes on Monday. He made 60% more on Tuesday.
How many paper airplanes did he make on Tuesday?
24 paper airplanes
Pastor Shaw's family ordered take out and the bill came to $128. He needed to pay the delivery man a tip of 15%. What was the total cost of the meal including the tip?
$147.20
Isaac placed his money in a bank with a 5% interest per year. He had $525 in the bank after a year. How much was his original deposit?
$500
Solve the equation.
7x + 8 = 13
x=5/7
200 people were invited to a party. 6% of them could not attend. How many people turned up for the party?
188 people
There are 40 students in a class. On Monday, 5% of the students were absent from school.
How many students were absent from school on Monday?
2 students
Donovan puts all his Christmas money in a savings account. The bank gives an interest of 3% per year on his deposit of $400. How much will Donovan have in his account after 1 year?
$412
Meg ran 5.2 km today which was 30% longer than the distance she usually runs. What is the distance she usually runs?
4 km
Which two of the following numbers are the greatest in value?
2.3, 9/11, -2.5, -1 1/2, -1/4
2.3, 9/11
Jeffrey spent $3500 on a table and 8 chairs. He spent 5% of the amount on each chair. How much did he spend on all the chairs?
$1400
The number of peaches sold at the corner store was 48 on Monday and 45 on Tuesday. What is the percent decrease from Monday to Tuesday?
6.25%
A tool set costs $90. However, there is a 25% discount. What is the final cost of the tool set with a sales tax of 10%?
$74.25
A book costs $40.32 including the 5% sales tax. What was the original price of the book?
$38.40
There are 7 dozen cans. They are packed into boxes of 2/3 of a dozen. How many cans are not packed?
4 cans