Percents
A shirt costs $40. When it was on sale for 25% off, what was the discount?
The shirt was $10 off.
Koda purchased an antique chair for $15. He later sold the chair for $27 to an antique dealer. What was the percent markup of the chair?
80%
A scale model of an aircraft carrier uses a scale in which 1 inch represents 800 feet. If the beam of the actual aircraft carrier is 200 feet, what is the length of the beam on the scale model in inches?
0.25 inches
Imani took out a loan for $9,000. This loan has a simple interest rate of 6% per year. What is the amount of interest that Imani will be charged on this loan at the end of 3 years?
$1,620
A sofa originally costs $400. During a sale, it costs $240. What percent does a customer save with the sale?
The customer saved 40% on the sofa.
Jose used to budget $250 each month for groceries. He decided to change his budget for groceries to $200 this month. By what percentage was Jose’s budget for groceries reduced this month?
20%
The length of a pencil is 7 inches. Shawna created a scale model of the pencil for art class. The model is 35 inches long. What is the scale of the model?
5 : 1 or 5
Jonathan deposited $4,400 into a savings account. This account earns a simple interest rate of 3.5% per year. What is the amount of interest that Jonathan will earn on this account at the end of 4 years?
$616
Mason sold a used SUV that was listed for $15,000. He earned a 7% commission.
What is the commission Mason earned on the sale of the used SUV?
$1,050
At Outdoor Adventures Clothing Company, all items are marked up to maximize profit. Life preservers cost $32 to buy from the company. They sell for $40. What is the percent increase on life preservers, to the nearest whole percent?
25%
A car has a height of 4.8 feet and a length of 16.2 feet. On a scale model of the car, the height is 2 inches. What is the length of the car on the scale model in inches?
6.75 inches
George deposited $3,600 into a savings account that earns 2.3% simple interest. How much will the account balance be after 6 years?
$4,096.80
William purchases a guitar for $78.44. He has a coupon for 20% off the price. How much does William pay for the guitar after using the coupon?
$62.75
The local animal shelter had 12 dogs at the beginning of the week. Since then, the number of dogs at the shelter has decreased by 9. What is the percent change of the number of dogs at the animal shelter this week?
75% Decrease
Refer to triangle problem 1 written on the board. What is the length of the missing side?
Huyen earned $235 babysitting. She decides to deposit the money into a bank account that earns 3% interest. If she leaves the money in the account for 2 years, what will the account balance be?
$249.10
Madison is purchases ink cartridges for her computer. Each ink cartridge costs $35.99 and comes with a $10 rebate. How much will Madison pay for one ink cartridge after the rebate?
$25.99
If a store marks up the price of an item by 45% and sells it to customers for $58, what was the original price the store paid for the item?
$40
Refer to triangle problem 2 on the board. What is the length of the missing side?
x=7
Patrick loans Spongebob $20 at a simple interest rate of 2%. Spongebob pays Patrick back after a year. How much did he end up paying Patrick?
$20.80