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Percent of Change
Sales Tax & Commission
Markup, Tip & Discount
100
Solve using proportions: a.) What percent of 32 is 12? b.) 140% of what number is 45?
What is a.) 37.5% b.) 32.14
100
Find the percent of change. Original price is $48, the new price is $60.
What is a 25% increase
100
A jewelry salesman makes 2.4% commission and sells 3 rings at $400 each. How much commission did he earn?
What is he earned $28.80
100
The bill at a restaurant is $42.19. About how much should be left for a 15% tip?
What is about a $6 tip.
200
Solve using equations: a.) 72 is 0.9% of what number? b.) 620 is what percent of 125?
What is a.) 8000 b.) 496%
200
Find the percent of change if the original price is $780 and the new price is $39.
What is a 95% decrease in the price
200
A Ford Escape is priced at $28,000. If the sales tax rate is 7.5%, how much sales tax will the buyer owe?
What is the sales tax will be $2,100
200
A book set originally was priced at $140 and was discounted 45%. How much will the buyer save?
What is the buyer saves $63.
300
Gail filed 24 folders on Wednesday. This is 60% of how many she filed on Tuesday. How many did she file on Tuesday?
What is Gail filed 40 folders on Tuesday.
300
Find the more significant change. Terrell: 11 pts. to 16 pts. Chad: 4 pts. to 8 pts.
What is Chad had the more significant increase in points Terrell: 45% increase Chad: 100% increase
300
Joelle makes $4.50/hr. and 0.7% commission on sales. How much money did she earn on a day when she worked 9 hours and sold $550 worth of merchandise?
What is Joelle earned $44.35 in total.
300
A chair that originally cost $460 was on sale for 20% off. Tom used a 15% coupon to buy the chair also. How much did he pay?
What is the final price was $312.80
400
Becca got an 85% on a test. If she lost 12 points, how many points were on the test in all?
What is the test was out of 80 points
400
The Rhombuses sold $8,500 CD's in 2006. This amount increased by 32% in 2007. How many CD's did they sell in 2007?
What is they sold 11,220 CD's in 2007
400
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the original price was $635
400
A shirt was discounted 35% and the savings was $20.16. What was the original price?
What is the original price was $57.60
500
DAILY DOUBLE
What is 725 people were surveyed
500
Kobi ate 28 hot dogs in May's competition. This is a 20% decrease from March's competition. How many hot dogs did he eat in March's competition?
What is 35 hot dogs in March's competition
500
Find the total bill if "T" marks the taxable items and the tax rate is 6.5%
What is $61.51
500
Yards R Us sold a tractor for $1562.50 after they marked up the price 25%. What was the cost that Yards R Us paid for the tractor?
What is the tractor cost Yards R Us $1250