PERCENTAGES
SCALE FACTOR
CONVERTING
INCREASE OR DECREASE
CONVERSIONS
100

A shirt costs $40 and is marked up by 25%.

What is the new price?

What is $50?

100

A rectangle has a length of 4 cm and a width of 2 cm. If the rectangle is enlarged by a scale factor of 2,

what will be the area of the new rectangle?

What is..

Area of the new rectangle = Length x Width = 8 cm x Width =8 cm x 4 cm = 32 cm?

100

Convert 3/4 to a decimal

What is 0.75?

100

Nashely bought a dress for $50 and later it was sold for $75, 

Was the percentage a increase or decrease?

What is 50% increase?

100

If shirt originally costs $40 and is on sale for 25% off

What is the sale price?

What is $30?

200

A laptop is originally priced at $800 is discounted by 15%.

What is the final price?

What is $680?

200

A cube has a side length of 3 cm. If the cube is scaled up by a factor of 3, what will be the volume of the new cube?

What is..

Volume of the new cube = Side = 9 m x 9 m x 9 m=729 m?

200

Convert 0.6 into a fraction

What is 6/10?

200

A laptop was originally priced at $800, but it is now on sale for %640 

Is the percentage decrease or increase?

What is 20% decrease?

200

A student scored 45 out of 60 on a test,

what percentage did the student scored?

What is 75%?

300

15% of what number is 45

What is 300?

300

Triangle A has sides measuring 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm. Triangle B is a similar triangle with a perimeter of 48 cm. What is the scale factor from Triangle A to Triangle B?

What is..

 scale factor = Perimeter of Triangle B / Perimeter of Triangle A = 48 cm / 24 cm = 2?

300

Convert this mixed 3 2/5 into an improper fraction

What is 17/5?

300
If a stock price dropped from 50% to $30


Is it a increase or decrease?

What is 40% decrease?

300

During a promotion, a store offers 10% cashback on purchases

if the person spends $500, how much cashback will you receive?

What is $50?

400

A company's profits rose from $1,200 to $1,500. 

What is the percentage increase in profits?

What is 25%?

400

A model car is built at a scale of 1:18. If the length of the real car is 4.5 m, what is the length of the model car?

What is..

Scale factor = 4.5 m / 18 = 0.25 m or 25 cm?

400

Convert 1/4 into a percentage



What is 25%?

400

A pair of shoes were $80 and is now on sale for %64 

Is the percentage decrease or increase?

What is 20% decrease?

400

If a stuffed animal originally costs $60 and is on sale for 25% off,

what is the sale price?

What is $45?

500

If a student scored 45 out of 60 on a test,

what percentage did they achieve?

What is 75%?

500

A rectangular pool measures 10 m by 5 m. A surrounding deck is planned to be built with a scale factor of 1.5 relative to the pool's dimensions. What are the new dimensions of the deck?

What is..

The dimensions of the deck will be 15 m by 7.5 m?

500

Convert 5/8 into a percentage

What is 62.5%?

500

An employee's salary was $50,000 then went to $45,000

Is it a increase or decrease?

What is 10% decrease?

500

A city has a population of 200,000. If 22% of the population is under 18 years old,

 how many residents are under 18?

What is 44,000 residents under 18?