Percent Change
Tax
Percent Error
Discounts
Interest
100

Percent increase from 5 to 8.

60%

100

Cost: $10

Tax: 20%

How much tax will be added?

$2

100

Estimated amount: $6

Actual amount: $10

What is the percent error?

40%

100

Price: $20

Discount: 30%

What is the sale price?

$14

100

Principal: $100

Rate: 5%

Years: 2

How much interest will be earned?

$10

200

Percent decrease from 5 to 1.

80%

200

Cost: $20

Tax: 15%

How much tax will be added?

$3

200

Estimated amount: 2 feet

Actual amount: 8 feet

What is the percent error?

75%

200

Price: $40

Discount: 15%

What is the sale price?

$34

200

Principal: $500

Rate: 8%

Years: 6

How much interest will be earned?

$240

300

Percent decrease from 20 to 15.

25%

300

Cost: $56

Tax: 7%

How much tax will be added?

$3.92

300

Estimated amount: 43 people

Actual amount: 50 people

What is the percent error?

14%

300

Price: $130

Discount: 23%

What is the sale price?

$100.10

300

Principal: $3500

Rate: 8.2%

Years: 3

What will the account balance be?

$4,361.00

400

Percent increase from 20 to 30.

50%

400

Cost: $110

Tax: 23%

What will the total cost be?

$135.30

400

Estimated amount: 100

Actual amount: 85

What is the percent error?

18% or 17.6%

400

Price: $250

Discount: 33%

What is the sale price?

$167.50

400

Principal: $7000

Rate: 4.3%

Years: 12

What will the account balance be?

$10,612.00

500

Percent decrease from 55 to 44.

20%

500

Cost: $310

Tax: 7.2%

What will the total cost be?

$332.32

500

Estimated amount: $60

Actual amount: $58.12

What is the percent error?

3% or 3.2%

500

Price: $1745

Discount: 12%

What is the sale price?

$1,535.60

500

DAILY DOUBLE: How long would you need to leave $5000 in a bank that offered a 6% interest rate in order to generate $500 worth of interest?

1 year and 8 months