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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 year ago Scott was 60 inches. He grew and now is 63 inches tall. What is the percent increase in his height?
What is 5%
100
Morgan received a 78/80 on her last test. What percent of the questions did she get right?
What is 97.5%.
100
Andrew bought a saddle for his horse during a 20% off sale. The sale price of the saddle was $220. What was the original price?
What is $275.
100
Brittany won 10 basketball games and lost 6. What percent did she win?
What is 62.5%.
200
Your meal is $13.07 and you want to leave a 15% tip. How much money would you leave as a tip? (round to the nearest cent)
What is $1.96.
200
At the beginning of the school year, Aekta's allowance was $8/week. After working really hard all school year, her parent's decided to give her a 30% raise. How much more money does she get each week?
What is $2.40.
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.
200
A car dealer buys cars and then marks the price up by 35%. If the car dealer sells a car at final price of $15,000, how much the car dealer originally pay for the car? (round to nearest cent)
What is $11,111.11 .
200
If a shopping bill for a week comes to $160 and Safeway gives me 5% of my total bill back in vouchers each week, how much money do I earn in vouchers over 3 weeks?
What is $24.
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
Mrs. Fingerhut's total hours of sleep was reduced from 10 hours per night to only 6. What was the percent decrease?
What is 40%.
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
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.
300
The 7th grade has 105 students. This is 15% of all the students at Knox Middle School. How many students go to Knox Middle School?
What is 700 students.
400
Donovan buys new sneakers that cost $92. If the sneakers are marked up by 15%, what will the sneakers sell for?
What is $105.80
400
As the result of experimental work, a student finds the density of a liquid to be 0.1369 g/cm3. The known density of that liquid is 0.1478 g/cm3. What is the percent error of this student’s work? (round to nearest hundredth)
What is 7.37%.
400
Maelys earned $52 in commission (a percentage of the money made) selling magazine subscriptions. If this represents 8% of her total sales, how much were her sales?
What is $650.
400
In a sale, the original price of a bag was reduced by 1/5. The sale price of the bag is $29.40. What was the original price of the bag?
What is $36.75
400
A city utility bill of $60.60 includes $31.60 for water and $29 for trash. If the customer makes a partial payment of $24, how much should go toward the water department if the payment is distributed proportionally?
What is $12.48 for water department.
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
Jenna and Ami were featured on TLC's show Extreme Couponing! While their total bill came to $246.20, they only paid $241.08. What was the percent of decrease? (round to the nearest 100th)
What is 2.08%.
500
Vanissa earned $4200, 3% of the amount her house sold for. What is the total amount the house sold for?
What is $140000.
500
The price of a season pass to Six Flags costs $160 after a 45% discount and an 8% tax. How much did the season pass cost before the discount? (round to the nearest cent)
What is $269.36.
500
Jane worked 25 hours and earned $275. If she receives a 6% raise, how much will she earn per hour?
What is $11.66 per hour.