TAX and TIP
A dinner for two at the local restaurant cost $48.90. You decide to leave a 20% tip. How much TIP was left for the waiter?
$9.78
It's time to sell pies. It costs the local baker $4.25 to make each pie. She must mark each pie up by 32% to make a profit for the holiday. What will she sell each pie for in her store?
$5.61
Jack owns the local bicycle shop. He is offering bikes at 25% off. The bike you want is $230. How much money will you save if you buy your bike at Jack's shop?
You will save $57.50
Mr. Henry received a 4% commission on a sale of a building. If the building sold for a total of $300,000, how much commission did Mr. Henry make?
$12,000
Ricky finished 4 out of the 20 homeowrk problems while he was at the library. What percentage of homework problems did he finish at the library?
20%
Pam went to the grocery store to buy food for Thnaksgiving dinner. Her bill was $74.21. There was a 5.5% tax on the food items. What is the final cost of her bill?
$78.29
A beverage company sells juice in all the major restaurants. It costs the beverage company $0.75 to make each bottle of juice. The company must mark the juice up by 35%. What is the selling price of the juice?
$1.01
You find the best deal on new shoes. The local mall has shoes on sale for 40% off. You find a great pair for $62. What is the final sale price of the shoes after the discount?
$37.20
Ramon works for an appliance company. He sells $81, 230 this month in appliances. If his company offers him 7% commission on his sales, how much money will he make this month?
He will make $5, 686.10
Kim sold 85% of he ornaments during market days. If she had a total of 120 ornaments at the beginning of the day, how many ornaments did she sell?
She sold 102 ornaments.
Sally goes to the grocery store. She buys lettuce for $2.36 and milk for $4.89. The sales tax is 4%. What is the final bill, including tax?
$7.54
You own a hat store. Each hat in your store cost $14.25. You need to mark the hats up by 58%. What is the selling price of the hats in your store?
$22.52 per hat
Which store has the better priced watch?
Store A: watch costs $35 and is on sale for 15% off
Store B: watch is $25 with 7% sales tax
STORE B
$26.75
Janet made $425 in commission on a $6250 sale. What percentage is her company paying her?
6.8%
Marie donated 36% of her comic books to a school. If she donated 135 comic book, how many in total did she own before her donation?
375 comic books
Bobby went to get a meal at the local diner. His bill was $14. He wanted to leave a 12% tip. And sales tax was 6%. What was his final bill?
$16.52
Mrs. Jones is selling blankets at the local craft fair. She needs to make 70% on the sale of each blanket. If each blanket costs her $17 to make and she marks them up by $12, has she made a profit of 70%?
Yes. She would have made a profit of 71%.
Big shopping days are ahead. Game Stop is having an end-of-year sale. All games are 40% off. The game you want is $55. You also must pay the 7.4% sales tax. what is the cost of the game after the discount and tax have been applied?
$35.44
Brady has monthly bills to pay. He needs to make at least $3500 each month. If he makes 8% commission, how much must he sell in total sales?
$43,750 in total sales.
If Jamal needs to score at least 90% on his next test, how many questions must he get correct if there are 25 total questions on the test?
23 questions.