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Find 150% of 80
What is 120
100
Maria now earns $9.50 per hour. This is 125% of what she earned last year. What did she earn per hour last year?
What is $7.60
100
Rachel bought new towels and sheets for $65. How much tax did she pay if the sales tax is 6%?
What is $3.90
100
Each time Floyd gets paid, 5% of his paycheck is $48 that is deposited in his retirement account. What was the amount of Floyd's paycheck?
What is $960
100
During the baseball season, Kurtis was up to bat 60 times. Of these at-bats, 12 were homeruns. What percent of Kurtis' at-bats resulted in a homerun?
What is 20%
200
80% of 90 is what?
What is 72
200
Every day this year, Amanda ordered either cappuccino or expresso from McDonalds. She had 85 expressos and 280 cappuccinos. What percent of the coffees were expressos?
What is 23.29%
200
Under Tom's new cable plan, his bill averages $63 per month. This is 140% of his average monthly bill last year when he had the basic plan. What was his average monthly bill last year?
What is $45
200
Eric and his friend went out to eat at Shiki's. The dinner check was $26.00. They left a tip of $3.90. What percent of the check was the tip?
What is 15%
200
During February the Elkin Police stopped 250 drivers for speed violations. (Jeffrey was one of them!) It was found that 8% of the people who were stopped had outstanding warrants for their arrest. How many people had outstanding warrants for their arrest?
What is 20 people
300
250% of 200 is what?
What is 80
300
Erika bought new clothes for her bank job. Before tax was added on, her total was $180. How much tax did she pay if the sales tax is 5%
What is $9.00
300
Mark bought a new fishing rod. The sales tax in his state is 7%, and he paid $38.50 in tax. What is the price of the fishing rod before tax?
What is $550
300
Walmart had 120 gallons of milk placed on the shelf one night. During the next morning's inspection, the manager found that 15% of the milked had reached it's expiration date. How many gallons of milk had passed the expiration date?
What is 18 gallons
300
Nichole took a biology test with 40 problems. She got 8 of the problems wrong and 32 of the problems right. What percent of the test problems did she do correctly?
What is 80%
400
Find 0.7% of 520?
What is 3.64
400
Tom bought some artwork and paid $10.75 in tax. The sales tax in his state is 5%. What was the price of the artwork?
What is $215
400
Tetyana and her husband together earn $4,180 per month. Their mortgage payment is $1,254 per month. What percent of their household income goes toward paying the mortgage?
What is 30%
400
Benjamin purchased a used car for $9,500. He made a down payment of 24% of the purchase price. How much was his down payment?
What is $2,280
400
Mark's 2100 square-foot home is for sale. The finished basement has an area of 432 square feet. The basement accounts for what percent of the total square footage?
What is 20.57%
500
75 is what percent of 600?
What is 12.5%
500
Hunter puts aside $52.50 per week for his monthly car payment. He earns $350 per week. What percent of his income is set aside for car payments?
What is 15%
500
Janice, a high jumper on the track and field team hit the bar 58 times last week. This means she didn't succeed in 29% of her attempts. How many total attempts did she make last week?
What is 200 attempts
500
Last year, Robert had 24% of his salary withheld for taxes. If the total amount withheld was $6,300 for the year, what was Robert's annual salary?
What is $26,250
500
No graphite was found in 4500 pencils shipped to Sureway School Supplies. This was 2.5% of the total number of pencils received by Sureway. How many pencils in total were in the order?
What is 180,000 pencils