Percent of Change
Find the percent of change.
From: 21 To: 64
Round to the nearest percent.
Find 1% of 100.
What is 1
A meal that costs $13. You pay a 20% tip. How much did you leave for the tip?
$2.60
Andrew bought dinner. Before tax it was $28.97. Tax was 6%. What did he end up paying in all?
$30.71
The total cost of an item, the price plus tax, can be calculated using the expression shown in the below, where p is the price of the item.
1.0935p
What is the tax rate as a percentage?
9.35%
Find the percent of change from 110 to 75. Round to the nearest percent.
32%
Find the cost of tax for a snack that costs $2.45. The tax rate is 8.5%. Round to the nearest cent.
$0.21
The Smith family went out to dinner. The price of the meal was $69.85. The sales tax was 7% of the price of the meal. The tip was 25% of the meal and the sales tax.
How much money did the Smith family pay for the meal, including tax and tip?
$93.42
Two sporting goods stores are having discount sales on basketballs. At one store, a basketball is on sale for 40% off the regular price of $34.95. At the other store, the same kind of basketball is on sale for 25% off the regular price of $29.80.
What is the difference between the sale prices of the two stores?
$1.38
A notebook cost $1.50 before tax and $1.63 after tax. What was the tax rate? Round to the nearest percent.
9%
305
Toby bought a pair of jeans and a sweater. The pair of jeans costs $90 and the sweater costs $105. If sales tax is 8%, how much did Toby spend in total for the jeans and sweater?
Mr. Jones spent $125 to attend a college football game.
• Ten percent of this cost was for a parking pass.
• He spent the remainder of the money on five tickets for the game.
What was the price per ticket?
$22.50
A jacket that regularly costs $50 is on sale for $42. What is the percent decrease in the price of the jacket?
16%
Jaques got 32 questions correct on his test that had a total of 50 questions. What was Jaques’ grade as a percent?
64%
Ashley brings $200 to the mall. Ny'asia brings $250 dollars to the mall. Ashley spends 30% of her money and Ny'asia spends 1/4 of her money. How much more did Ny'asia spend than Ashley?
Ray buys a computer game for $68. He uses a coupon to receive 20% off the price of the game. After the coupon is deducted, he must pay 7% sales tax. What is the total cost of the game, to the nearest cent?
$58.21
Anna saved $50 in a jar each month for 3 1⁄2 years. She spent 55% of her savings on a computer. How much did Anna have left in the jar? (There are 12 months in 1 year)
$945
Walker is 13. Next year he will be 14. Find the percent of change in his age. Round to the nearest percent.
8%
There were 90 employees working at a rental company. This year the number of employees increased by 20 percent. How many employees work for the rental company this year?
108
Emma earned $160 at her part time job. She also received a bonus of 30% of her salary for additional hours worked. How much did Emma earn in all?
$208
The price of a ticket to the fair this year is 15% more than the price of a ticket to the fair last year. If the variable t represents the ticket price for the fair last year, which of the following methods will produce the ticket price for the fair this year?
Multiply 1.15t
Mr. Tucker earns $150 per week working in an appliance store. In addition, he earns 5% commission on all of his sales. Last week, he sold $1,800 worth of appliances. What was Mr. Tucker’s total income for the week?
$240