Comparing and Ordering Decimals, Fractions, and Percents
Which number is greater?
58%, 31/50
31/50
55% of what number is 33? Use a percent proportion.
33/x = 55/100
60
Find the sale price:
Original price: $130
Discount: 45%
$71.50
Find the interest earned and the balance.
Principal: $2600
Rate: 3.2%
Time: 4 years
Interest: $332.80
Balance: $2932.80
Order the numbers from LEAST to GREATEST:
45%, 0.46, 11/25
11/25, 45%, 0.46
Of the 360 runners in a race, 20% are between the ages of 35 and 39. How many runners are between the ages of 35 and 39? Use a percent proportion.
x/360 = 20/100
72 runners
Find the selling price:
Cost to the store: $1600
Markup: 33%
$2128
Find the annual interest rate.
I = $41.80 P = $440 t = 2 years
4.75%
While shooting basketball baskets, you made 36 out of 80 shots. Your friend made 43.75% of their shots. Who did better?
You did!
Your class is going on a field trip. Twenty-four students have turned in their permission forms so far. This is 80 percent of the students in class. How many students are in the class? Use a percent equation to solve.
24 = .8x
30 students
You are buying shoes online. The selling price is $29.99. Sales tax is 6.5%. What is the total cost of the shoes? Round to the nearest cent.
$31.94
You deposit $2000 into your account. The account earns $120 in simple interest in 9 months. What is the annual interest rate?
8%
To earn a bonus in a video game, you must find 60% of the hidden gems. You find 25 out of 40 gems. Did you find enough to get the bonus? Explain.
Yes, you find 62.5% of the gems.
Yesterday 270 concert tickets were sold. Today 216 tickets were sold. Find the percent of change and tell whether it was an increase or decrease.
20% decrease
You have a $15 off coupon for a video store. The game you want to buy is $22.99. What percent discount will you get on your game? Round to the nearest whole number.
65%
You deposit $1200 into your account. The account earns 2.7% interest. What is the balance after 3 months. Round to the nearest cent.
$1208.10
Three students compare their grades from their report card. Susan made 88.5%. Alex made 36 out of 48. Danielle made 0.89. Order the students from GREATEST to LEAST.
Danielle, Susan, Alex
This month a band has 6 musicians. This is a 20% increase from last month. How many musicians were in the band last month?
5 musicians
A store buys tennis shoes for $48. They sell the shoes for $89.99. What is the percent of markup on the shoes? Round to the nearest whole number.
87%
You purchase a new guitar with a loan. You borrow $450 from your bank. You make monthly payments of $28 for 18 months. What is your annual interest rate for your loan? Round to the nearest tenth.
4.1%