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100

Jeff had $2,000 in the bank with an interest rate of 2.5% each year. How much money will be in his account after one year?

$2,050

100

Billy Bob Joe is having a birthday dinner at Chick-Fil-A. He has a coupon for 10% off and his meal costs $22. What will his total be after the coupon?

$19.80

100

There are 26 warriors in the Riverclan. If there 50 members in the Riverclan, what percentage of the Riverclan are warriors?

52%

100

Sergio bought a gucci belt from Gucci for $450. There is a 7% tax rate where he lives, meaning the price will be increased by 7%. How much will he pay for the belt after tax?

$481.50

100

A watch sells for £250 including VAT of 20%. How much money will be paid to VAT?

£50

200

A car dealership marks up the wholesale price of a car by 34%. If the wholesale price of the car is $15,000, what is the retail price?

$20,100

200

Wally has a 30% off coupon for a shoe store. The shoes he buys are $196 regularly. How much will the shoes cost after the discount?

$137.20

200

Joe bought $20 worth of food and paid $1.80 in tax. What is the tax rate?

9%

200

Bob left a 20% donation on a restaurant meal that had cost $32. How much will the total meal cost with the tip?

$38.40

200

A couch is sold for £600. VAT is at 20%. How much money will the shop owner get to keep?

£480

300

If an item costs £105 before V.A.T. which is charged at 20%. How much does the buyer pay for it?

£126

300

A t-shirt costs $17. You use a 10% off coupon. What does the t-shirt cost after using the coupon?

$15.30

300

Mason bought a car for $15,000. The sales person's commission was $450. What percentage of the sale price is their commission?

3%

300

Billy went to a restaurant and spent $94. He decides to leave a 30% tip. What is his total after the tip?

$122.20

300

A boat dealer sold a boat for $18,250. If their commission rate is 4%, how much money did they make?

$730

400

Alan earns $14 per hour. His company offers him a raise- a 7.5% increase per hour. After the raise, how much will Alan make per hour?

$15.05
400

Georgia went to the grocery store and spent $88. She had a coupon for 26% off. How much will the food cost after the discount?

$65.12

400

The bill for a meal is $40 and the customer left $47.50. What percentage of the bill was the tip?

18.75%

400

Karen's total bill was $40. The states tax rate is 6.8%. How much will the bill be after tax?

$42.72

400

if 1.5% of bottles produced in a factory are faulty. The factory will be producing 12000 bottles. How many can we expect to be faulty?

180

500

When a pie is sold, the bakery will keeps $10 and the salesperson who sold it keeps $2.50. If the price of the pie increases by 10%, how much will the pie cost in total?

$13.75

500

Gary is at the music store where they are having a 20.5% off sale. If he buys a guitar that was originally priced at $32, how much did he pay?

$25.44

500

It rained 15 inches in November and 57 inches in December. By what percentage did the rain increase from November?

280%

500

Brianna went to dinner and the subtotal was $30. The public holiday surcharge rate is 5%. She wants to leave a 20% tip on the total. What will the total cost be after tax and tip?

$37.80 

500

400 people at a conference are Asian another 450 are European. Of the Asians 76% own a home, of the Europeans only 46% do. How many people at this conference do not  own a home?

339