Convert Percents to Decimals
50%
0.50
0.25
25%
A $40 shirt is 25% off. How much is the discount?
$10
A jacket originally costs $80. It is 25% off during a clearance sale. After the discount, a 6% sales tax is added. What is the final price of the jacket?
$63.6
Last year the golf team paid $275 for travel expenses. The budget for this year was reduced to $205 for travel expenses. What was the approximate percent decrease for travel expenses?
25%
33%
0.33
0.6
A painting is on sale at 50% off. The original price is $320. What was the sale price?
$160
A dinner bill comes to $100. The customer uses a 10% off coupon, then adds a 15% tip to the discounted total. What is the final amount paid?
$103.5
Amanda’s subtotal for school supplies at Target was $63. If the total after tax was $67.73, what was the sales tax rate?
7.5%
7%
0.07
0.08
8%
Find the total price! Hiking boots: $112.00 Tax Rate: 3%
$115.36
A furniture store buys a desk for $150 and marks it up by 35%. A customer uses a 20% off coupon on the marked-up price. What is the final price the customer pays?
$162
Kim’s car tires were filled to a pressure of 32 pounds per square inch. One of Kim’s tires had a small leak and now has a pressure of 28.5 pounds per square inch. What is the approximate percent decrease in the tire pressure?
10.9%
125%
1.25
1.75
175%
A boat is marked up 20% on the original price. The original price was $50. What is the sale price of the boat before sales tax?
$60
A concert ticket used to cost $75, but prices were increased by 12%. An additional 7% service tax is applied to the increased price. What is the final cost of the ticket?
$89.88
Jessica’s dinner bill came to a total of $24.65. After adding a tip, the bill was $30. What was the percent tip that was added? Round to the nearest whole percent.
22%
12.5%
0.125
3.05
305%
A television retails for $935. If sales tax is 6.5%, what will be the total price of the television?
995.78
Travis bought a pair of shoes that originally cost $74.99. The shoes were on sale for 20% off, and sales tax was 7%. Approximately how much did the shoes cost after sales tax?
$64.19
The enrollment at a local university increased from 14,000 students to 20,000 students over a six-year period. What was the approximate average percent increase per year in student enrollment at the university?
42.86 or 43%