Percent of a number
Brendan buys a crystal vase priced at $81. Shipping and handling are an additional 10% of the price. How much shipping and handling will Brendan pay?
$8.10
A store employee notices that crystal vases that cost his store $59 are being sold for $68.66. What is the mark-up percentage?
Round your answer to the nearest percent and include a percent sign (%).
16%
Percent of change= amount of change/original amount
68.66-59/59
During the 30% off sale, Troy pays $42 for a coffee table. What was the original price?
$60
Valeria is trying to drink more water. Yesterday she drank 46 ounces of water which is 50% less than she drank two days ago. How much water did Valeria drink two days ago?
92 ounces
Before making a photo collage, Miss Anderson expected to use 200 photos. When she was finished, she'd actually used 250 photos. What is the percent error for her estimate?
20%
The original price of a bookcase is $20 but it is 75% off. How much will Patrick pay if he buys it during the sale?
$5
Nolan purchases an aquarium priced at $72. With sales tax, the total comes out to $77.76. What is the sales tax percentage?
Write your answer using a percent sign (%)
8%
During the 40% off sale, Hector pays $366 for a snowboard. What was the original price?
$610
Eric recently played 85 consecutive games of soccer. That is 70% longer than his previous record for consecutive games. How many games was that?
50 consecutive games
Greta is mailing a care package to her little sister at college. After packing the box, she weighs it on her bathroom scale to estimate the mailing cost. The scale shows the package weighing 3 pounds. At the post office, the clerk weighs the package on a more precise scale, and it weighs 3.25 pounds. What is the percent error for Greta's scale's measurement?
(round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent)
7.7%
A store pays $75 for a set of dishes and marks the price up by 38%. What is the amount of the mark-up?
The price sign for a mountain bike says $300 but it actually costs $327 once the sales tax is added. What is the sales tax percentage?
Write your answer using a percent sign (%).
9%
Judith buys a wedding cake during the sale. If Judith pays $222 which is 70% off of the original price, what was the original price?
$740
222=0.3p
$37,680
Harold ran in a 1-mile race. He estimated his average running speed to be 10 miles per hour, but it was actually 9.9 miles per hour. What is the percent error for his estimate?
(round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent)
1%
A store pays $582 for an antique clock and marks the price up by 12%. What is the total amount?
$651.84
A website is selling wheelbarrows for $98. The site got the wheelbarrows at a cost of $35. What percentage is the mark-up?
Write your answer using a percent sign (%).
180%
98-35=63
63/35*100=180%
If a jar of clay has a sale price of $0.42 which is 30% off the original, what was the original price?
$0.60
0.42=0.7p
Patty currently pays $1,567.90 per month for her mortgage payment. That is 28.5% more than it was last year, due to refinancing. What was the previous payment amount?
$1,220.16
Pearl's Plumbing initially estimated the cost to fix Terrell's sink at $450. Fortunately for Terrell, the prediction was 12.5% more than the actual cost. What was the actual cost of the repair?
$400
Zack's neighbor gave him $60 to mow her lawn for the month she was on vacation. He was excited because he had expected to earn 25% less than that. How much had Zack expected to earn?
$45
A chandelier has a price of $75.68. With sales tax, it will cost $80.41. What is the sales tax percentage?
Write your answer as a decimal using a percent sign (%).
6.25%
Sanjay wants to buy a chalkboard. The sale price is $24.84 which is 70% off of the original price. What was the original price?
$82.80
24.84=.3p
Residents of Bluepoint used their cell phones for 16,166.8 minutes this year. Compared to last year, that is 97.6% more. For how many minutes did the residents of Bluepoint use their cell phones last year?
(round your answer to the nearest tenth)
8,181.6 minutes
The Johnsons set aside money in their budget for food for their anniversary party. They spent $320 but had set aside 25% more than that. How much money did the Johnsons set aside in their budget for food for the party?
$400
1.25*320=amount they set aside