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Convert fractions or percents to decimals
Find percentages of whole numbers
Find tip and sales tax of a purchase
Other Decimal/Percent Problems (LEAP)
Mark-ups/Discounts
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 Central High School want to move out of St. Paul when they grow up. If there are 500 students at CHS, how many want to leave St. Paul?
200
100
Mr. Graham goes shopping for a new sweater. He found one for 50% off. What does that mean?
What is half the regular price for a sweater.
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
You and your 9 friends went out to eat (10 people total.) The bill came to $146.40 including tax and tip. How much did each person pay?
$14.64
200
There is a 25% discount on your favorite brand of shoes at Foot Locker. The shoes cost $40 before discount. What will you pay at the register?
What is $30.
300
Convert 23% to a decimal.
What is 0.23
300
The number of students that graduate from high school out of every 50 students if 60% of students in Minnesota graduate.
What are 30 students?
300
Ms. Bao bought a new iPad for $950.13. Tax on the iPad is 11%. What is the cost with tax?
$1,054.50
300
537 people attended a $100 dollar-a-plate fundraising dinner for the West 7th Community Center. How much money did the dinner raise?
$53,700
300
At the mall, the sign says "30% Off" on a rack of clothes. It also says, "Take additional 10% off Today!" How much money would you save on a shirt that costs $28?
What is $11.20 savings
400
Convert 8.5% to a decimal.
What is 0.085
400
Mr. David'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
Ms. Julie 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
At the beginning of the month Ms. Amalia's bank balance was $5275.38. During the month she wrote the following checks: $174.89, $58, and $14.59. She made a deposit of $220. What was her balance at the end of the month?
$5,247.90
400
A computer game used a markup rate of 40%. Find the selling price of a game that cost the retailer $25.
What is (.40)(25)=10 Then 25+10=$35. The item sold for $35.
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
Ms. Cathalina went out to a fancy dinner. The dinner cost $89.67. She tipped the waiter 20% and tax was 5%. What was the total including tip and tax?
$112.98
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
A flat screen TV that regularly sells for $500 is marked down to $375. What is the discount rate?
What is 500-375=125 500*(x%)=125 125/500=.25 or 25%