Percent of Change
Tax
MarkUp/Tip
Discounts
Interest
Commission
Miscellaneous
100
If the price of a purse increased from $45 to $54, what was the percent of increase?
Answer: 20%
100
Vickie makes $40,000 annually. If she pays 25% in income tax, what is the amount of income tax she will pay?
Answer: $10,000
100
The Green family went to dinner and the bill was $67.45. Mr. Green wanted to leave an 18% tip for the waiter. How much will the waiter receive as a tip?
Answer: $12.14
100
You are planning a vacation to Hawaii that will cost $5875, but if you schedule it today you can save 20%. How much will you save by scheduling it today?
Answer: $1175
100
What is the formula for simple interest?
I = Prt
100
Amelia sells jewelry. She make a total of 12% of commission off of her sales. How much commission Amelia make when she sells $22,540 worth of jewelry.
Answer: $2,704.80
100
75 is what percent of 80?
Answer: 93.75%
200
If the price of a softball glove decreased from $60 to $36, what was the percent of decrease?
Answer 40%
200
Determine the sales tax of an item that costs $17.95 with a rate of 6%.
Answer: $1.08
200
A golf store purchases a set of clubs at a wholesale price of $250. Mr. Edmond learned that the clubs were marked up 200%. What is the retail price of the clubs?
Answer: $750
200
Jack had to purchase a book for college. The book cost $280 at the campus store. Jack found it online for 15% off. How much can he save if he purchases it online?
Answer: $42
200
How much interest will Linda have to pay if she borrows $5,500 for 3 years at 4%?
Answer: $660
I = prt
I = 5,500(0.04)(3)
I = $660
200
Sharon makes money by commission rates. She gets 17% of everything she sells. If Sharon sold $37,000 worth of items this month, what is her salary for the month?
Answer $6,290
200
Write 3/8 as a percent.
Answer: 37.5%
3/8 = 0.375
0.375 x 100 = 37.5%
300
Mary decreased her time in the mile walk from 30 minutes to 24 minutes. What was the percent of decrease?
Answer: 20%
300
What is the total cost with sales tax?
Price $2.75
Tax 5%
Answer: $2.89
300
The cost of a New York Yankee baseball cap is $24.00. The local sporting goods store sells it for $30.00. Find the markup rate.
Answer: 25%
300
You plan to purchase a plane ticket for $299.00 and you are going to use a discount code to receive 15% off. How much will the ticket cost?
Answer: $254.15
300
Jan borrowed $300 for 3 months at 25%. How much interest will Jan have to pay back?
Answer: $18.75
I = prt
I = 300(0.25)(3/12)
I = $18.75
300
Mrs. Frost is a real estate agent. She earns 6% commission on her sales plus $2,000 each month. Last month her sales totaled $523,250.00. How much did she earn last month?
Answer $33,395
300
In 2012, a pop star had 68,000 followers on social media. Between 2013 and 2015, her followers increased by 110%. Between 2015 and 2017, her followers decreased by 15%. How many followers did she have in 2017?
Answer: 121,380 followers
400
A hat's price at a store was $12.99. The wholesale price was $9.99. What was the percent of change rounded to the nearest percent?
Answer: 30%
400
Jessica is wanting to buy a $4.50 box of popcorn. The sales tax is 5%. How much is the total for the popcorn?
Answer $4.73
400
Henry earns $7.75 per hour. He just received a 3% raise. How much does he now earn if he works for 40 hours?
Answer $319.20
400
You have a coupon for an additional 25% off the price of any sale item at a store. The store has put a robotics kit on sale for 15% off the original price of $40. What is the price of the robotics kit after both discounts?
Answer: $25.50
400
TJ invested $4000 in a bond at a yearly rate of 2%. He earned $200 in interest. How long was the money invested?
Answer: 2.5 years
400
Jill earns $750 per week plus 3% of her sales. If Jill sells $25,000 in 1st week, her total earnings would be _
Answer $1,550
400
Meghan paid $7 for a book. This price included a 20% discount. What was the original price of the book?
Answer: $8.75
500
In 1986 the average price of a gallon of gasoline was $0.93 cents. In 2007 the average price of a gallon of gasoline was $2.77. Find the percent of change. Round to the nearest hundredth.
Answer: 197.85%
500
Mr. Lucas bought a new lounge chair for his game room. The one he chose was $425. He had to pay a sales tax of 8.2%. What was the amount of sales tax he paid on the chair?
Answer $34.85
500
Shinya went to the salon. The cost of her haircut was $16.00. She tipped the hairdresser 15%. The sales tax was 4.5%. What was the total cost Shinya paid?
Answer: $19.12
500
An item that costs $50.00 is marked 20% off. Sales tax for the item is 8%. What is the final price, including tax?
Answer $43.20
500
Joshua borrowed $1000 from his friend and paid him back $1050 in 1 year. What simple annual interest did Joshua pay his friend?
Answer: 5%
500
Emma earns 8% commission on all clothing she sells. Last month she earned $192 in commission. How much merchandise did she have to sell in total?
Answer: $2,400
500
Karen scored a 930 on her SRI. This is 13% higher than her score last year. What did Karen score last year? Round to the nearest whole number.
Answer 823
