Word Problems
There are 120 peaches and apples in a basket. 40% of the fruits are apples. How many apples are there?
48
Janice paid $820 plus 13% sales tax for her airfare. How much did she pay in total for her airfare?
$926.60
Kate earns a 20% commission on all the pots and pans sets she sells. If she receives $1750 in commission, what is the amount of her sales?
$8750
A dozen eggs costs $3.00. A tray of 30 eggs costs $6.60. What is the more economical way to purchase 60 eggs?
The more economical way to purchase 60 eggs is to buy 2 trays of 30 eggs
40% of a number is 96
240
Denise made 40 quilts to sell at a fair. She sold 30% of her quilts. Determine the number of quilts sold.
12
Alberto paid $1920 plus 13% sales tax for his tour package. How much did he pay in total for his tour package?
$2169.60
Jonathan earns a 25% commission on the gross profit made on the sale of a vehicle by the dealer. If he receives $50 000 in commission, what is the amount of gross profit made by the dealer?
$200 000
A pack of 24 slices of cheese costs $9.60. A pack of 12 slices of cheese costs $5.40. What is the more economical way to purchase 48 slices of cheese?
The more economical way to purchase 48 slices of cheese is to buy 2 packs of 24 slices.
16% of 360 is
57.6
At a movie theatre, 12% of the people were children, and the rest were adults. There were 36 children. How many people were at the movie theatre in all?
300
Emily bought a DVD for $25.50, and a sales tax of $2.04 was added to the cost. What was the sales tax?
8%
Quincy has $490 in his savings account at the beginning of the year. He will receive 2% interest at the end of the year. How much interest will Quincy receive?
$9.80
Of the 2400 marathon participants, 1800 of them wore headphones. What percent of the participants wore headphones?
75%
35% of 800 is
280
Miguel made 520 walnut biscuits. This is 40% of the total number of biscuits that he made. How many biscuits did he make in all?
1300
Luca bought a DVD player for $130, and a sales tax of $9.10 was added to the cost. What was the sales tax?
7%
The amount in a company bank account is $180 000. The interest rate is 5% per year. How much interest will the account earn at the end of half a year?
$4500
750 is 15% of ____________
5000
_______ is 5% of 900
45