Percents
50 is what percent of 200?
25%
Find a 20% tip on a bill of $45.
$9
Find the percent change.
Original cost: $100
New cost: $59
41% decrease
Measured: 44 cm
Actual value: 50 cm
What is the percent of error?
12% error
Selling price for shoes: $48
Coupon: 50% off
What is the sale price of the shoes?
$24
27
$57.24
Original weight: 5 lb
New weight: 15 lb
What is the percent change?
200% increase
Birth weight: 8 lb
Estimated weight: 6 lb
What is the percent of error?
25%
Find the cost of the jeans after the discount (markdown).
original cost: $40
discount: 15%
$34
45 is 90% of what number?
50
Find the cost of the tickets after sales tax.
tickets: $52.50
sales tax: 6%
$55.65
The price of gasoline rose from $3.50 to $3.71 in one week. By what percent did the gas price rise?
6% increase
Estimate: 35 years old
Actual: 40 years old
What is the percent of error? (Do not round.)
12.5%
What is the percent markup for an item that was originally $25 but is now sold for $35?
40% markup
121.9
What is the final cost of the book after sales tax?
book: $19.95
sales tax: 5%
$20.95
Kendall bought a car for $9559. One year later, the value of the car was $8500. What was the percent of decrease of the value of the car?
11% decrease
Nick estimates that 475 songs can be stored on his computer. The actual amount of songs that fit is 380. Find the percent of error.
25% error
Colton is running a business. Before he sells his product, he marks up all items an additional 15%. If he buys a computer for $400, what should be the selling price?
$460
60 is what percent of 74? Round to the nearest whole number.
81%
A) After one year, how much interest is earned on $2,000 with an annual interest rate of 2%?
B) How much interest is earned after 5 years?
C) What is the new account balance after 5 years?
A) $40
B) $200
C) $2200
What is the cost of the skates after the discount and tax are applied?
skates: $99
discount: 20%
sales tax: 6%
$83.95
Chance estimates that a new car will cost him $11,300. It actually costs him $10,800. What is the percent of error (rounded to the nearest tenth)?
4.6% error
22% markdown