Convert fractions or percents to decimals
Convert 1/2 to a decimal.
What is 0.50
85% of 190 is what number?
161.5
Yolanda bought a shirt that was originally $65 using a coupon for 35% off. How much did Yolanda save by using the coupon?
$22.75
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
An employee’s hourly raise went up from $10 per hour to $12 per hour. What is the rate of increase?
20% increase
What percent of 128 is 24?
18.75%
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
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
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% markup.
What percent of 7 is 49?
700%
Student council is raising money for the school trip. They bought t-shirts for $8 each and wants to add a 50% markup. What should they change for the t-shirt?
$12
0.5% of all statistics are true. If you have a list of 1,400 statistics. How many are true?
7 statistics are true
A stereo system is marked down from $450 to $382.50. What is the discount rate?
15% discount.
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.
$66
Donna goes out to eat with her friends and their bill comes to $13.12, $18.75, $9.45, and $6.82. After they total their bill they want to leave a 15% tip. How much should they leave for a tip?
They should leave $7.22 for a tip.
You scored 76% on your science final by answering 38 questions correctly. How many questions were on the test?
50 questions.
You father predicted that he would lose 20 pounds by the summer. He actually lost 25 pounds. Find the percent error.
20% error
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.
$0.94
Benjamin Bannaker, the famous mathemetician, went out to a fancy dinner. The dinner cost $89.67. He tipped the waiter 20%. What was his cost for the meal?
$107.60
Josh flips a quarter 20 times. It falls on tails 30% of the time. How many times does it fall on heads?
14 heads
A store paid $20 for a item and sold the item for $65. What percent did the store mark up the item?
225%