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Percent Change and Simple Interest
100

What is 20% of 450?

90

100

Of of the 600 animals at the zoo, 30% live in water. How many of the animals live in water?

180 animals

100

Jenny baked 80 cookies for her family's barbecue this weekend. 65% of the cookies had chocolate chips. How many of the cookies had chocolate chips?

52 cookies

100

Tiffany earned $3,200 last month. She spent 38% of that on rent. How much money did Tiffany spend on rent?

$1,216

100

Wendy invests $800 into an account that earns 5% in simple interest. How much money will she have earned in interest after 8 years?

$320

200

Find 18% of 60.

10.8

200

If a $30 sweater is on sale for 40% off, what would be the selling price of the sweater?

$18

200

The regular price of a vacuum is $70. During the holidays, the price of the vacuum was marked down by 10%. What was the selling price of the vacuum?

$63

200

Martha is buying a painting for $70. If she has to pay 7% sales tax, then how much will she pay in total?

$74.90

200

Sandy answered 30 questions correctly on her quiz this week. She had answered 24 questions correctly on her quiz last week. What is the percent increase in the amount of questions that Sandy answers correctly?

25%

300

What is 4.5% of 35?

1.575

300

There are 95 teams competing in a state tournament. 40% of them competed in the tournament last year. How many of the teams did not compete in the tournament last year?

57 teams

300

Patty has a 25% off coupon that she is going to use when buying a new carpet. If the price of the carpet is $110, what will Patty have to pay if she uses her coupon?

$82.50

300

A store marks up all of their prices by 30% before selling the products to the customers. If the store bought a desk from the manufacturer for $300, what was the selling price of the desk?

$390

300

Tracey borrows $2,000 from the bank. She has to pay 7% interest. If it takes her 6 years to pay back the loan, how much money will she have paid in interest?

$840

400

What percent of 240 is 72?

30%

400

Casey ordered a $25 dinner at a restaurant. When she is paying the bill, she decides to leave an 18% tip. What will Casey pay in total for her meal?

$29.50

400
Randy watches an average of 15 hours of television every week. His goal is to decrease this amount by 20%. Randy's goal is to watch how many hours of television each week?

12 hours

400

Catherine spent $320 on groceries last month. This month, she spent 15% more on groceries than last month. How much money did Catherine spend on groceries this month?

$368

400

Last year, Robin completed 5 online college classes. This year, she completed 4 online college classes. What is the percent decrease in the amount of college classes that Robin completes?

20%

500

120 is 15% of what number?

800

500

Riley is buying a new computer that costs z dollars. She has to pay 6% sales tax. Which expression represents the final cost of the computer?

a) 1.6z

b) 0.06z

c) 0.94z

d) 1.06z

d

500

A blender is priced at x dollars. If the store has a 40% off sale, which expression represents the cost of the blender after the discount?

a) 1.4x

b) 0.4x

c) 0.6x

d) 1.6x

c

500

A store buys phone cases from the manufacturer for y dollars. The store then marks up the price by 65%. Which expression represents the selling price of the phone cases?

a) 1.65y

b) 0.65y

c) 0.35y

d) 1.35y

a

500

Ricky invested $5,600 into an account that earns 3.5% simple interest. If he keeps the money in the account for 12 years, how much money will there be in the account?

$7,952