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100
Alyssa has her eye on a $52 coat. This weekend it is going to be marked 25% off. How much will she save?
What is $13.
100

A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 20 problems. How many problems on this test did the student answer correctly? (round to the nearest whole number)

 What are 16 problems?

100
Morgan received a 78/80 on her last test. What percent of the questions did she get right?
What is 97.5%.
100

What is 97% of 80?

What is 77.6.

100

Brittany won 10 basketball games and lost 6. What percent did she win?

What is 62.5%.

200
Alex saved 20% by buying a video game when it was on sale. If his savings were $6.40, what was the regular price of the video game?
What is $32.
200

There are 36 carpenters in a crew. On a certain day, 29 were present. What percent showed up for work? (round to the nearest tenth)

What is 80.6%

200
Sarah can spend 20% of her savings to buy a new filter. If she has $230 in savings, how much can she spend on the filter?
What is $46. (might be enough for 2:))
200

What is 70% of 112?

What is 78.4?

200

Scott earns 3% commission for furniture sales. Last month his total sales were $1440. How much commission did he earn?

What is $43.20.

300
Menna bought 2 filters at $14 each for Sarah and Leah. What is the amount of tax owed if the tax rate is 8%?
What is $2.24.
300

A woman put $580 into a savings account for one year. The rate of interest on the account was 6½%. How much was the interest for the year in dollars and cents? (Round to the nearest cent)

What is $37.70?

300
20% of 7th grade blue team students have been to Canada. If 23 students have been to Canada, how many students are on the Blue Team?
What is 115 students.
300

34 is what percent of 60?

What is 56.7%?

300

The 7th Grade Blue Team has 105 students. This is 15% of all the students at Martha Brown. How many students go to Martha Brown?

What is 900 students.

400
Donovan buys new sneakers that cost $92. If the sales tax is 8%, find the total cost for the sneakers.
What is $99.36.
400

Ben earns $12,800 a year. About 15% is taken out for taxes. How much is taken out for taxes?

What is $1,920?

400
Maelys earned $52 in commission selling magazine subscriptions at Corn Hill. If this represents 8% of her total sales, how much were her sales?
What is $650.
400

10 is what percent of 15?

What is 66.7%?

400

Jamaira earned $4200 in commission last month. Her total sales were $120000. What was the commission rate?

What is 3.5%

500
Jayna is buying a new computer that cost $320. If the computer is reduced 20%, what is the sales price?
What is $256
500

Manuel found a wrecked Trans-Am that he could fix. He bought the car for 65% of the original price of $7200. What did he pay for the car? (Round to nearest dollar)

What is $4,680

500
Vanissa earned $4200 at 3% commission on the sale of a house. What is the total amount the house sold for?
What is $140000.
500

What is 275% percent of 29?

What is 79.8?

500

If 24% of 900 7th graders have summer jobs, how many students is that?

What is 216 7th graders