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The $199.99 poodle I purchased was on sale for 10% off, what did I pay for my poodle?
What is $180.
$199.99 x .9
I got 40% off when I purchased a rare comic book regularly priced at $54.50. How much did I pay?
What is $32.70
54.50 x .6
My new shoelaces were .95 but were on sale at 20% off. What will I have to pay for them?
What is .76
.95 x .8
Our take out dinner was $74.95 but we got 20% off because we picked it up. What did our meal end up costing us?
What is $59.96
$74.95 x .8
My flight was $199.99 but I got 30% off because the plane wasn’t full. What did I pay?
What is $140
$199.99 x .7
$40.50 video games were on sale for 30% off, how much are they now?
What is $28.35
$40.50 x .7
My new cell phone cost me $190.00 but when I signed a 2 year plan, I got 20% off so it only cost me?
What is $152.00
$190 x .8
I didn’t have to pay $149.95 for my new glasses because they were on sale for 40% off so I only paid?
What $89.97
$149.95 x .6
My favorite magazine is now 20% off of regular price of $20.99. What did I pay for my magazine?
What is $16.79
$20.99 x .8
It’s usually $16.50 to go to the show, but if you go on Tuesday, there’s a 40% discount, what does it cost to go to the show on Tuesday?
What is $9.90
$16.50 x .6
The $3.50 chocolate bar I purchased was on sale for 25% off, what did I pay for it?
What is $2.63
$3.50 x .75
I got 40% off when I purchased a set of golf balls regularly priced at $19.50. The sales tax is 7%. How much did I pay?
What is $12.52
$19.50 x .6 = $11.70
$11.70 x 1.07
My new headset was $99.50 but it was on sale with 30% off. The sales tax is 5%. What will I have to pay for it?
What is $73.13
99.50 x .7 = $69.65
$69.65 x 1.05
18 is 15% of what number?
What is 120.
18 = .15(x)
Divide 18 / .15
12 is 150% of what number?
What is 8
12 = 1.5(x)
Divide 12 / 1.5
24 students in a class took an Algebra test. If 18 students passed the test, what percent did not pass?
What is 25%
6 / 24 = .25
.25 x 100
A test has 20 questions. If peter gets 80% correct, how many questions did peter missed?
What is 4
20 x .2
1344 is 240% of what number.
What is 560
1344 = 2.4(x)
Divide 1344 / 2.4
An item that regularly sells for $425 is marked down to $318.75. What is the discount rate?
What is 25%
$425 - $318.75 = $106.25
Divide $106.25 / $425 = .25
.25 x 100
Growing up, you lived in a tiny country village. When you left for college, the population was 840. You recently heard that the population has grown by 5%. What is the present population?
What is 882
840 x 1.05
Suppose a certain item used to sell for seventy-five cents a pound, you see that it's been marked up to eighty-one cents a pound. What is the percent increase?
What is 8%
81 - 75 = 6
6 / 75 = .08
.08 x 100
A computer software retailer used a markup rate of 40%. Find the selling price of a computer game that cost the retailer $25.
What is $35
$25 x 1.4
An item is marked down 15%; the sale price is $127.46. What was the original price?
What is $149.95
$127.46 = .85(x)
Divide $127.46 / .85
Your friend diets and goes from 125 pounds to 110 pounds. What was her percentage weight loss?
What is 12%
125 - 110 = 15
15 / 125
15 is 30% of what number?
What is 50
15 = .3(x)
Divide 15 / .3