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Mental Math
100
7 1/2% expressed as a decimal
What is .075?
100
The formula for " What is 40% of 980"
What is "The part = .4 * 980"?
100
A $50 sweater is on sale for 30% off. What is the sale price?
What is $35?
100
Last year, I put $400 in the bank at 4% yearly interest. How much is in the bank now?
What is $416?
100
Find 60% of 450 mentally
What is 270?
200
11/500 as a decimal.
What is .022
200
The formula for 48 is what percent of 75?
What is "The Percent = 48/75"?
200
I have $1000. If I spend 20% on food, 12% on clothes, and the rest on housing, how much money do I spend on housing?
What is $680?
200
After 1 year in the bank at 3% interest, I now have $250.29. How much money did I start with? (Calculator OK)
What is $243?
200
Find 5% of 40 mentally
What is 2?
300
The school baseball team won 34 and tied 3 of their 52 games. The fraction of the games the team lost is.
What is 15/52
300
The formula for "63 is what percent of 60?"
What is "The Percent = 63/60"?
300
At a 25% off sale, I bought a dress for $25. What did it originally cost?
What is $33.33?
300
30% of the vote went to Marisa. The remaining 420 votes went to Rory. How many people voted?
What is 600 people?
300
Find 75% of 44 mentally
What is 33?
400
What is 8 5/6% (eight and five sixths percent) as a fraction in simplest form?
What is 53/600?
400
The formula for "11 is 4% of what number?"
What is "The Whole = 11/.04"?
400
Marsha buys a $34.00. The price after a 6.5% tax is. (CALCULATOR OK)
What is $36.21?
400
After a 10% off everything sale, Shelby has a coupon for an additional 25% of the discount price. What is the final price if the original is $79? (calculator OK)
What is $53.33?
400
Find 66 2/3% of 210 mentally
What is 140?
500
820% as a fraction in simplest form
What is 8 1/5 or 41/5?
500
The formula for " A jacket is on sale at 15% off of the original price. If the sale price of the jacket is $57.80, what is the original price?"
What is "The original price = $57.80/.85"?
500
After 5% sales tax, my bill was $54.60. What was it before taxes? (Calculators OK)
What is $52
500
20 more people voted for chocolate than for vanilla. If 84 people were surveyed, what percent voted for vanilla? (Calculator OK)
What is 38%?
500
Find 37.5% of 56 mentally
What is 21?