Vocabulary
Percent of a Number
Percent Equation/Proportion
Markup or Markdown
Percent Error and
Simple Interest
100

The ____________________ is the decrease from the original price of an item to its sale price.

markdown

100

Find 57% of 690.

393.3

100

What percent of 19 is 4.75?

25%

100

Bree buys a purse for $90. She sells it at her store for $135. What is the percent markup on the purse?

50%

100

Juan's puppy weighed 16 pounds at the age of 2 months. The puppy weighed 60 pounds at the age of 8 months. What is the percent change in the puppy's weight?

275%

200

The accuracy of a measured or estimated value compared to its actual value is described as the _______________________.

percent error

200

Find 0.8% of 1,046 (round to the hundredth place).

8.37

200

24.94 is 29% of what number? 

86

200

Sharon paid $78 in sales tax on a new camera. If the sales tax rate is 6.5%, what was the cost of the camera?

$1200

200

In 2014, the attendance at the Jefferson School's Fall Festival was 650. In 2015, the attendance was 575. What was the percent change in attendance from 2014 to 2015? Round to the nearest whole percent.

12%

300

An initial amount of money that is deposited in an account is called the ____________________.

principal

300

Find 160% of 98.

156.8

300

On Thursday, a restaurant serves iced tea to 35 of its 140 customers. What percent of the customers order iced tea?

25%

300

There are 45 students who play a woodwind instrument in the school band. Of these, 18 play the saxophone. What percent of these students play the saxophone?

40%

300

Melissa estimated that she would read 250 pages last week. She read 290 pages. What is the percent error of Melissa's estimate? Round to the nearest whole percent.

14%

400

The ___________________ describes how much a quanity has changed relative to its original amount. 

percent change

400

A company charges a shipping fee that is 4.5% of the purchase price for all items it ships. What is the fee to ship an item that costs $56?

$2.52

400

Liam puts $40 in savings in March and 175% of the amount in savings in April. How much does Liam put in savings in April?

$70

400

Hank buys a used car for $7,200 and plans to sell it on his used car lot. What is the price of the car after a 15% markup? 

$8280

400

Ethan put $700 into a Certificate of Deposit (CD) account that earns 1.8% interest each year. What will the interest of the CD account be after 6 years? 

$75.60

500

___________________ represents a proportional relationship between the yearly interest and the principal, or the initial amount. 

Simple interest

500

The registration fee for a used car is 0.8% of the sale price of $5,700 sale price. What is the total amount paid for the car and registration?

$5745.60

500

Michael earns a 6% commission on each house he sells. If he sells a house for $180,000, how much does he earn in commissions?

$10,800

500

Nya wants to buy a sweater that had an original price of $55. The sweater is now discounted 20% and the sales tax is 5.5%. How much will Nya pay for the sweater? 

$46.42

500

Kelly opened a bank account that earns 1.2% simple interest each year. After 7 years, Kelly will earn $126 in interest. How much did Kelly deposit when she opened the account?

$1500