Simple
Interest
Unit
Rate
Tax/Tip
Equations
Percents
100
If I wanted to buy a used car for $18,995 and the rate was .4 and the time was 6 years, what is my simple interest?
$455.88
100
If I had 180 books in 30 boxes. How many books do I have per box?
60 books per box
100
A $43 camera costs $45.58after sales tax is figured in. What is the sales tax percentage?
The sales tax percentage is 6%.
100
Natalie's Cafe offers two kinds of espresso: single-shot and double-shot. Yesterday afternoon, the cafe sold 3 single-shot and 9 double-shot. What percentage of the espressos sold were single-shot?
25% of the espressos were single-shot.
100
Roxy has a new beaded necklace. 24 out of 30 beads on the necklace are blue. What is the percentage of beads on Roxy's necklace are blue?
80% of the beads on Roxy's necklace are blue.
200
John has $100 in a savings account . The rate is .10 and the time is 4 years. What is John's simple interest?
$40.00
200
If there were 480 people in 4 auditoriums. How many people would there be in 1 auditorium
There would be 120 people per auditorium
200
Bob bought a water heater marked down from $900 to $657. What is the discount percentage?
The percentage of discount is 27%.
200
Andrew bought cupcakes for his sister's birthday party. 12 out of 20 cupcakes had sprinkles on top. What percentage of the cupcakes had sprinkles?
60% of the cupcakes had sprinkles.
200
In order to select new board members, the Spanish club held an election. 35 members voted in the election and 65 did not vote. What percentage of the members voted?
35% of the members voted.
300
Rochelle has $300 in a savings account. The rate is .05 and the time is 2 years. What is her simple interest?
$30.00
300
My little sister has a sticker collection, she has 3000 stickers on 200 pages. How many stickers does she have on one page?
She has 15 sticker per page.
300
An entrepreneur buys some crystal vases. Each one costs $100 and resells online for $196. What percentage is the mark-up?
The percent of mark-up is 96%.
300
A team of students lined up dominoes on the gym floor. 10 dominoes fell over and 90 are still standing. What percentage of the dominoes fell over?
10% of the dominoes fell over.
300
An amusement park sold 25 child tickets and 25 adult tickets. What percentage of the tickets sold were child tickets?
50% of the tickets were child tickets.
400
Sally has $70 in a savings account that earns 5% interest per year. How much will she earn in 1 year?
The interest will be $3.50
400
There are 960 pages in 3 text books. How many pages are in one text book?
There are 320 pages in each text book.
400
Joe rings up an item that costs $52. After sales tax, the total is $56.68. What is the sales tax percentage?
The sales tax percentage is 9%.
400
Last week, Nate's diner sold 21 milkshakes with whipped cream on top and 49 milkshakes without whipped cream. What percentage of the milkshakes had whipped cream?
30% of the milkshakes had whipped cream.
400
The candy store has 48 types of hard candy and 32 types of chewy candy. What percent of the candy at the candy store are hard candy?
60% of the candy at the candy store are hard candy.
500
Joe has $50 in a savings account. The rate is 10% per year. How much will she have in 1 year?
The interest will be $5.00
500
There are 280 apartments in 4 apartment buildings. How many apartments are there in 1 building?
There are 70 apartments per apartment building.
500
Kyle bought a guitar for $43 that was originally priced at $50. What percentage is the discount?
The percentage of discount is 14%.
500
The students in Michael's grade voted to select a guest speaker. 21 students voted for a famous athlete. The other 7 students in Michael's grade voted for a famous actor. What percentage of the students voted for the athlete?
75% of the students voted for the famous athlete.
500
The computer club had an election to select a president. 63 members voted in the election and 21 did not vote. What percentage of the members voted?
75% of the members voted.