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Emma hikes a mountain that is 310 meters tall. If she is 55% of the way up, how high up the mountain is she? Round to the nearest whole meter.
171 Meters
Cameron and Fern go out to eat for lunch. If their food and beverages cost $42.50 and there is a 9% sales tax, how much is the bill? Write your answer to the nearest cent.
$46.33
Joey goes to buy a snowboard. A sports store buys snowboards for $89.30 each and sells them with a 74% markup. What is the selling price of the snowboard?
$155.38
Owen estimates that the length of a piece of rope is 5.2 inches. If its actual length is 4.5 inches, what is the percent error of Owen's estimate rounded to the nearest tenth?
15.6%
There are 12 months in a year. You are asleep for 4.8 of them. What percent of the year are you asleep?
40%
The directions on a sewing pattern say to cut 120% of fabric. Benjamin needs 0.6 yard of fabric to make a beanie. How much fabric should he cut?
0.72 yds
Elizabeth bought a pair of headphones on sale. If they usually cost $56.80, and Elizabeth purchased them at 30% off, how much did she pay?
$39.76
Brylie took out an $600 loan from the bank. At the end of 4 years, she pays back the principal, plus $30 simple interest. What was the annual interest rate?
1.25%
Mason can long-jump 165% of his height with a running start. If Jack can long jump 79.2 inches, how tall is he?
48 inches
On the first visit to the veterinarian’s office, Phoenix's puppy weighed 17 ounces. The next visit, the puppy weighed 53 ounces. What is the percent increase in the puppy’s weight, rounded to the nearest percent?
212%
Brennan took out a 3-year loan to buy a car at a 5% simple interest rate. If he has to pay $240 in interest, how much principal did he borrow?
$1600
Roni has read 20 pages of a
50-page book, 40 pages of an
65-page book, and 36 pages of a 45-page book.
Write and solve a proportion to represent the percent of pages that Roni has NOT read.
40%
Brooke took a survey of 80 students in 7th grade and 150 students in 8th grade. She found that 60% of the 7th graders like country music, while only 40% of the 8th graders like it. Which grade has more students who like country music? How many more?
8th grade; 12 more