vocabulary
percent of increase
percent of decrease
Tax
Original amount
100

this word describes an amount out of 100

what is percent?

100

From 45 ft to 92 ft

What is a 104% increase

100

From 362 m to 156 m

What is a 57% decrease

100

This is the amount of tax Joe will pay for a $15 shirt with 6% tax.

what is $0.90?

100

After a 25% increase, a TV was $750. What was the original amount?

what is $600

200

The percent of change in a quantity when the new amount is greater than the original

what is percent increase?

200

from 20 tons to 99 tons

What is a 395% increase

200

From 117 minutes to 91 minutes

What is a 22% decrease

200

This is the amount of tax Sarah will spend on a sweater that costs $27 with a 7% tax.

what is $1.89? 

200

After a 60% discount, A lawn chair was $105. Find the original price.

What is $262.50

300

the increase from the wholesale price of an item to the retail price

what is markup?

300

From 139 minutes to 385 minutes

What is a 177% increase

300

From 188 m to 42 m

What is a 78% decrease

300

This is the total cost of a baseball bat priced at $110 with 6.5% tax.

what is $117.15?

300

A desk is being sold at a 36% discount. The sale price is $496. What was the original price?

What is $775

400

a percentage of a sale that the salesperson gets to keep as their cut

What is a commission?

400

from 2150 miles to 7895 miles

What is a 267% increase

400

From 83 hours to 76 hours

What is a 8% decrease  (8.4% also accepted)

400

This is the final price for an item costing $85.50 with a 20% discount.

what is $68.40?

400

If a Play Station 5 was bought for $558 after a 10% discount, what was the original price of the Play Station 5?

What is $620

500

the term for a percentage that tells you how close or far off you are from the correct/actual value

What is percent error?

500

From 5876 m to 682,000 cm

What is a 16% increase

500

From 309 grams to 0.299 kilograms

What is a 3% decrease

500

A store pays $120 for a bicycle. The store has a 65% markup policy. The store also charges a 5% sales tax. How much would you have to pay for the bicycle?

what is $207.90?

500

After a 5% pay raise, Jenny is earning $22,680 per year. What was she earning before the pay raise?

What is $21,600?