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100
Write 88% as a fraction in lowest terms.
22/25
100
Find 40% of 85.
34
100
Identify the percent of change as an increase or a decrease. Then find the percent of change. Original: 60 New: 105
Increase 75%
100
Which expression will give the new price of a $15 item marked up by 28%? a) 28 + 0.15(28) b) 28 - 0.15(28) c) 15 + 0.28(15) d) 15 - 0.28(15)
C
100
Which expression could be used to find the balance of an account that started with $115 and earned 4% interest for 8 months? a) 115 + 115(.04)(8) b) 115 + 115(4)(8) c) 115 + 115(.04)(8/12)
C
200
Write 14/25 as a percent.
56%
200
Answer the question using a proportion. What number is 75% of 320?
x/320= 75/100 x= 240
200
Identify the percent of change as an increase or a decrease. Then find the percent of change. Original: 80 New: 56
Decrease 30%
200
Use the given information to find the new price. Original price: $42 Discount: 15%
$35.70
200
For an account that earns simple interest, find the interest and the balance of the account. $375 at 4% for 5 years
$75; $450
300
Write 0.308 as a percent.
30.8%
300
You have 45 books on your bookshelf. If 9 are mystery books, what percent of the books on your bookshelf are mystery books? Solve using a proportion.
9/45 = x/100 x= 20% are mystery books
300
Identify the percent of change as an increase or a decrease. Then find the percent of change. Original: 195 New: 117
Decrease 40%
300
Use the given information to find the new price. Wholesale price: $225 Markup: 18%
$265.50
300
For an account that earns simple interest, find the interest and the balance of the account. $2300 at 2.2% for 6 months
$25.30; $2325.30
400
Write 0.688% as a decimal.
0.00688
400
Solve using the percent equation. What number is 70% of 180?
a= 70%* 180 a= 126
400
Find the new amount using the given information. A 120% increase of 95
209
400
Use the given information to find the new price. Food bill before tax: $54 Sales tax: 7%
$57.78
400
Use the simple interest formula to find the unknown quantity. I = ? P = $4000 r = 4.5% t = 5 years
I = $900
500
Write 7/18 as a percent.
38.9%
500
In 2000, there were 7689 weekly newspapers in the United States. This is about 94% of the number of the weekly newspapers in the United States in 1960. How many weekly newspapers were there in 1960? Use the percent equation, and round your answer to the nearest whole number.
7689= 94%*b b= 8180 weekly newspapers
500
Find the new amount using the given information. A 70% decrease of 270
81
500
At a restaurant, you order a lunch that costs $6.50 and a beverage that costs $1.50. You leave a 20% tip and the sales tax is 7%. What is the total cost?
$10.16
500
Use the simple interest formula to find the unknown quantity. I = $1104 P = $4600 r = ? t = 4 years
r = 6%