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Convert fractions or percents to decimals
Find percentages of whole numbers
Find tip and sales tax of a purchase
Other Percent Problems (LEAP)
Percent of Change
100
Convert 1/2 to a decimal.
What is 0.50
100
This is what you get when you find 1% of 100.
What is 1
100
What is the total including tip of a meal that costs $13. You pay a 20% tip.
$15.60
100

40% of students at Landry want to move out of New Orleans when they grow up. If there are 500 students at Landry, how many want to leave New Orleans?

200

100

Last year 762 students voted in the student council election at San Bruno Middle School. This year 721 students voted. What was the percent of change in the number of students that voted to the nearest tenth?

5.4% decrease

200
How do you convert a percent to a decimal?
What is move the decimal to the left two places.
200
300% of 12
What is 36?
200
Find the cost including tax for a snack that costs $2.45. The tax rate is 8.5%. Round to the nearest cent.
$2.66
200

Ms. Owens is in debt. Last month her debt was $1,000. This month her debt is 167% of that. What is her debt this month in dollars?

$1,670

200

Alicia planted 45 tulip bulbs last year. This year she plans to plant 65 bulbs. Find the percent of change in the number of tulip bulbs to the nearest tenth.

44.4% increase

300
Convert 23% to a decimal.
What is 0.23
300
the number of students that graduate from high school out of every 20 students if 60% of students in Louisiana graduate.
What are 12 students?
300
Mr. McMorris bought a new iPad for $950.13. Tax on the iPad is 11%. What is the cost with tax?
$1,054.50
300

0.5% of all statistics are true. If you have a list of 1,400 statistics. How many are true?

7 statistics are true

300

A stereo system is marked down from $450 to $382.50. What is the discount rate?

15% discount

400
Convert 8.5% to a decimal.
What is 0.085
400
Mr. Gleghorn's cell phone bill was $50 last month. This month Verizon raised his bill. The new bill is 132% of last month's. This is the cost of the new bill.
What is $66
400
D'Jonique goes out to eat at New Orleans Burger Company and gets a burger, fries, and milk shake 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

A store paid $75.29 for a couch. To make a profit, the store charged 270% of the cost. What is the price tag the store puts on the couch?

$203.28

400

A math book at the Victor Valley College bookstore originally cost $84 to purchase. If they sell it for $126, what is the markup rate?

50% mark-up

500
Convert 0.5% to a decimal.
What is 0.005
500
The candy lady paid $0.75 for each pack of Now and Later. She made a profit by charging 125% of what she paid. This is how much she charged for each pack of Now and Later.
What is $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?
$115.41
500

Josh flips a quarter 20 times. It falls on tails 30% of the time. How many times does it fall on heads?

14 heads

500

You estimated that a baby pig weighs 20 pounds.  The actual weight is 16 pounds.  Find the percent error.

25% error