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Percent - Decimal - Percent
Percent Proportion
Buying and Selling
100

A salesperson earns a 4% commission on an air conditioner sale worth $33,000. How much commission did they make? 

$1,320 

100

22 out of 126 students stayed inside during recess.  What percent of the students stayed inside?

17.5%

100

Give 0.25 as a fraction and percent.

1/4, 25%

100

20 is what percent of 53?

What is 37.7

100

The bill at a restaurant was $69.00 and Kellee had a 20% off coupon. How much did Kellee pay after the discount was applied?

What is $55.20

200

An I-Pad is sold for $398.98. The tax rate is 4%. What is the amount of sales tax? What is the total amount paid? 

Tax $15.98 

Total = $414.94

200

15% of Ms. Robinson's class did not do their homework. If 3 students did not do their homework, how many students does Ms. Robinson teach? 

20 students

200

What is 8% as a decimal and fraction?

0.08, 2/25

200

8 is 40% of what number?

20

200

Sally's bill was originally $32, but she received 10% off because it was her birthday. How much did she pay after the discount?

What is $28.80

300

There are 4,000 books in a town's library. Of these, 2,600 are fiction. They want to have 70% fiction. Will adding 200 fiction books accomplish this? Explain.

No, that will only make it 67% (2600 out of 4200)

300

Ms. Williams has 14 boys in her 4th period class which is 40% of her class. How many students does Ms. Williams have total in her 4th period?

35 total students

300

21/25 is what decimal and percent?

84%, 0.84

300

What is 84% of 3600?

3,024

300

Video games are on sale -- buy one, get one 30% off. If the video games cost $45 each, how much will you pay after 6% tax?

 $81.09

400

Travis sold four pieces of jewelry this week, for $110, $275, $200, and $145. He earned a 3% commission on these sales, how much money did Travis make? 

$21.90

400

5 out of 7 fifth graders chose pizza at lunch. 13 out of 17 sixth graders chose pizza. Which grade level has a higher percentage of students choosing pizza? ___ % more ___ graders chose pizza

5% more 6th graders chose pizza

400

What is 0.004 as a fraction and percent?

1/250, 0.4%

400

What is 0.5% of 320?

1.6

400

The sale price for a skateboard is $98. If it was 20% off, what was the original price? 

$122.50

500

A university accepts 70% of the students who apply.  Of the student who are accepted, only 25% actually enroll. If 25,000 students apply, how many will enroll? 

4,375 students 

500

At LRIS, students get 15 minutes of recess. Students want recess increased to 18 minutes. The proposed time is what percent of the current time?

120%

500
What is 12/5 as a decimal and percent?

2.4, 240%

500

What is 450% of 64?

288

500

You buy a painting for $550, and sell it for a 25% profit. You invest that money in the stock market, and lose 25% of it. What was your overall profit or loss?

$34.38 loss