Percents
A shirt is on sale at a 15% discount. If the shirt originally sold for $18.99, what is the sale price?
$16.14
If a player made 21 of the 40 shots attempted, what is his shooting percentage?
52.5%
If you deposit $800 in a savings account that earns simple interest at a rate of 1.5% per year, how much interest will you have earned after 5 years?
$60
Solve:
x - 3 = x + 1
4 3x = -13
Convert 12 liters to gallons
3.17 gallons
The temperature increased 40% during the day. If it was 38° in the morning, to the nearest degree, what was the high temperature?
53°
If 28% of the 900 people surveyed did not own a pet, how many people did not own a pet?
252 people
How much needs to be invested at 1.35% simple interest to earn $120 in 5 years?
$1777.78
Solve:
3 = 4
x + 1 x + 4
x = 8
Convert 6 m/sec to ft/min
1180.3 ft/min
The Smith's purchased a house for $357,000. They sold their home for $575,000. What was the percent increase to the nearest percent?
61%
14 students, which represents 7% of the student body, were absent on a given day. How many people are in the student body?
200 students
At what rate would you need to invest $12,000 and make $2880 after 8 years with simple interest?
3%
Eric is planning to bake approximately 305 cookies. If 3 pounds of cookie dough make 96 cookies, how many pounds of cookie dough should he make?
9.5 pound
Car 1 drove 408 miles in 6 hours. Car 2 drove 365 miles in 5 hours, and car 3 drove 225 miles in 3 hours. Which car had the fastest average speed?
Car 3
You estimate that a tree is 45 feet tall. It is actually 58 feet tall. What is your percent error to the nearest percent?
22%
If 15% of the 80 students studied at least one hour for the test, how many studied less than an hour?
68 students
If you borrow $5700 for 24 months at a simple interest rate of 3.25%, how much interest must you pay at the end of the loan?
$370.50
Jennifer is ordering cake for her wedding reception. If one cake will feed 18 people, how many cakes does she need to order for 150 people?
9 cakes
Which is a better buy: 7 pounds for $8.47, 9 pounds for $11.07, or 11 pounds for $13.64?
7 lb for $8.47