Percent of a Number
15 is what percent of 75.
What is 20%?
Cherie has a coupon for 15% off the total bill at a new restaurant. Her original bill is $32.00. After the discount, what amount is her bill?
The bill is $27.20 after discount.
A jacket that originally sold for $60.00 was on sale for 10% off. When it didn’t sell after several weeks, the sale price was discounted another 40% off the discounted price. What was the final price of the jacket?
The final price after both discounts is $32.40;
Employees at a hardware store are receiving pay raises. Dan’s hourly pay rate is increasing from $12 to $14. What percent did their pay increase by?
Their pay increased by 16.67%
At the school carnival, students are asked to guess the number of marbles in a jar to win a prize. There are
240 marbles in the jar. The closest guess is 280 marbles. What is the percent error of the guess?
To the nearest percent, the percent error is 17%
40% of the students on the field trip love the museum. If there are 20 students on the field trip, how many love the museum?
8 students loved the museum
A pair of shoes that regularly sells for $79.00 is on sale at a 15% discount.
The shoes cost $67.15
Bob bought a shirt that was on sale for 20% off the original price of $37. He also used a coupon that gave him an additional 15% off the sale price of the shirt. What is the new price of the shirt before tax?
The shirt now cost $25.16
A group is selling bumper stickers as a fundraiser. During the first week, they sold 500 bumper stickers. During the second week, the group sold 550 bumper stickers. What was their percent increase?
They had a 10% increase in bumper sticker sales.
A customer pays $18 for a DVD that originally cost $20. What is the percent decrease in the cost of the DVD?
10% decrease in price
A store owner buys cell phones for $40 and marks up the price by 25%. What is the price at which she sells the cell phones? (Profit = mark up in price)
She sells them for $50.
Rosa and her friends are eating out for dinner. The bill was $45.80. Tax was 6%. They want to leave a 20% tip. How much will their total be?
Their total will be $58.26
After 4 weeks, the height of the plants had grown from 6 inches to 12 inches. Write and solve a proportion to find the percent increase in the height of the plants.
Increase of 100%
Mr. Jones receives 10% commission on each sale that he makes. He sold $4500 last week in commissions. How much was his commission?
His commission was $450.
80 is what percent of 200?
What is 40%?
A store owner paid $120 wholesale price for a suit. He needs to make a 35% profit on the suit. What will the price cost after the profit mark up?
The suit will now cost $162.
Rick bought 3 shirts for $18 each, 2 pair of socks for $3.00 a pair, and a pair of dress pants for $45.00. The sales tax rate is 8.5%. How much did he pay?
His total, before tax, would be $113.93.
Students donated 2,500 cans of food to the local food pantry last year. They donated 4,000 cans this year. What is the percent increase in the number of cans donated?
The percent increase is 60%.
Shinya went to the salon. The cost of her haircut was $16.00. He tipped the barber 15%. What was the total cost?
His total was $18.40.
20 is 40% of what number?
What is 50?
Sales tax in a certain community is 7%. If the car was $14,000, what was the selling price of the car after tax?
The car now cost $14,980.
Eric bought a canoe for $333.75. The sales tax was 8%. There was a 10% discount. What was his total cost?
His total will be $324.41.
Kaya needed to cut 25 inches from a long board. Shee accidentally cut 24 inches from the board. What is his percent error?
The percent error is 4%
Megan bought 50 beads for $9.95 total. She received a 10% discount, and she paid a sales tax of 6%. How much did she pay for the beads?
Her total after tax and discount is $9.49