Grayling PERCENT GAME

Convert fractions or percents to decimals

100

Convert 1/2 to a decimal.

0.50

200

How do you convert a percent to a decimal?

Move the decimal to the left two places.

300

Convert 23% to a decimal.

0.23

400

Convert 8.5% to a decimal.

0.085

500

Convert 0.5% to a decimal.

0.005

Find percentages of whole numbers

100

This is what you get when you find 1% of 100.

1

200

300% of 12

36

300

The number of students that graduate from high school out of every 20 students if 60% of students in Casey graduate.

12 students

400

Mr. Graham's phone bill was $50 last month. This month Telstra raised his bill. The new bill is 132% of last month's. This is the cost of the new bill.

$66

500

The candy lady paid $0.75 for each pack of Now and Later. She made a profit by charging 125% of what she paid. This is how much she charged for each pack of Now and Later.

$0.94

Find tip and sales tax of a purchase

100

What is the total including tip of a meal that costs $13. You pay a 20% tip.

$15.60

200

Find the cost including tax for a snack that costs $2.45. The tax rate is 8.5%. Round to the nearest cent.

$2.66

300

Mr. McMorris bought a new iPad for $950.13. Tax on the iPad is 11%. What is the cost with tax?

$1,054.50

400

D'Jonique goes out to eat at New Orleans Burger Company and gets a burger, fries, and milk shake for 13.27. She tips 15% and tax is 8.5%. Name the amount of the tax AND the amount of the tip. Do not list the total amount.

Tip is $1.99, tax is $1.13.

500

Benjamin Bannaker, the famous mathemetician, went out to a fancy dinner. The dinner cost $89.67. He tipped the waiter 20% and tax was 5%. What was the total including tip and tax?

$115.41

Other Percent Problems (LEAP)

100

40% of students at Grayling PS want to move out of Clyde North when they grow up. If there are 500 students at Grayling PS, how many want to leave Clyde North?

200

200

Ms. Owens is in debt. Last month her debt was $1,000. This month her debt is 167% of that. What is her debt this month in dollars?

$1,670

300

0.5% of all statistics are true. If you have a list of 1,400 statistics. How many are true?

7 statistics are true

400

A store paid $75.29 for a couch. To make a profit, the store charged 270% of the cost. What is the price tag the store puts on the couch?

$203.28

500

Josh flips a quarter 20 times. It falls on tails 30% of the time. How many times does it fall on heads?

14 heads