Convert Percents to Decimals
Percentages of Whole Numbers
Tip and Sales Tax
Do you have enough?
100

50%

0.50

100

1% of 100

1

100

What is the total including 20% tip of a meal that costs $13. 

$15.60

100

You have $20. Can you buy a $18 sweater with 9% sales tax?

Yes, it would be $19.62

200

How do you convert a percent to a decimal?

What is move the decimal to the left two places.

200

30% of 12

3.6

200

Find the cost including tax for a snack that costs $2.45 if tax rate is 8.5%. Round to the nearest cent.

$2.66

200

A candy bar is $1.50 and a pop is $2.15. You have $5 and sales tax is 6%. Can you buy them both?

Yes, it would cost $3.87
300

23%

0.23

300

If the graduation rate is 60%, how many students in a class of 20 are expected to graduate?

12 students

300

Mr. McMorris bought a new iPad for $950.13 with an 11% sales tax. How much did he pay total?

$1,054.50

300

You save $50 for this weekend with friends. You see riding Go-Karts will cost $23 per ticket with 11% sales tax. Do you have enough to buy a ticket for you and your friend?

No, you would be short $1.06

400

8.5%

0.085

400

Ms Lee's cell phone bill was $50 last month. This month, T-Mobile raised her bill by 32%. How much is her new bill?

$66

400

Ms Lee goes out to eat at New Orleans Burger Company and gets a burger, fries, and milkshake for $13.27. She tips 15% and tax is 8.5%. Name the amount of the tax AND the amount of the tip. Do not list the total amount.

Tip is $1.99

Tax is $1.13.

400

You make $900 per month. Your apartment costs $540 per month to live in. Can you afford $198 of groceries, a $114 cell phone plan, and a $143 cable plan?

No, you would be $95 short
500

125%

1.25

500

The candy lady paid $0.75 for each pack of gummy bears. She made a profit by charging 25% more than she paid. How much did she sell them for?

$0.94

500

Benjamin Bannaker, the famous mathemetician, went out to a fancy dinner. The dinner cost $89.67. He tipped the waiter 20% and tax was 5%. What was the total including tip and tax?

$112.09

500

You have $700 saved for a vacation. You found a resort that you can stay at for 7 nights and the room is $112 per night. You also have a discount code for 20% off your total stay. Do you have enough saved?


Yes, it would only cost $627.20 with the discount