Percent Proportions
What is 25% of 60?
15
A shirt that originally cost $40 is now on sale for $30. What is the amount of change?
-$10 or $10 decrease
A backpack that costs $50 is on sale for $35. What is the markdown?
$15
Leo’s total bill at the Blue Lobster came to $45.90. He wanted to leave a 20% tip. How much money would he need to leave for the tip?
$9.18
Convert the Percent to Decimal.
7.3%
.073
5 is what percent of 80? Round 2 decimal places
6.25%
The price of a notebook increased from $4 to $5.
What is the percent increase?
25%
A store pays $45 for a pair of shoes and marks up the price by 30%. What is markup?
$18.50
Mary sold $192 worth of greeting cards. If she received 25% commission on all sales, how much commission did she receive?
$48
Benny borrowed $4000 from credit union to buy a used car. He was charged 9% simple interest for 3 years. How much interest did he pay?
$1,080
A writer earns $3400 a month. Last month she spent $204 on food. What percent of her income was spent on food?
6%
The population of a small town increased from 1,200 to 1,380 in one year. What was the percent change in population? State if itis an increase or decrease.
15% increase
A bookstore buys a novel for $8 and marks it up by 40%. What is the selling price?
$11.20
After finishing his meal at the Silver Rush restaurant, Kevin was given a bill for $8.75. He wanted to leave a 16% tip for his waitress. How much will the bill be with the tip?
$10.15
Chuck invested $9000 in a special savings account that earned 5% simple interest. If he left the money in the account for 4 years, how much money will be in his account?
$10,800
Robert sold 20 cups of lemonade and 40 cups ice tea at the FFA stand at the county fair. What percent of the drinks sold were lemonade? Round 2 decimal places.
33.33%
A car’s value went from $25,000 to $18,000 over 3 years. What is the percent change? State if it was an increase or decrease.
28% decrease
A store is having a 25% off sale on a bicycle that normally costs $320. What is the sale price of the bicycle?
$240
The price of a small sailboat is $4450. The sales tax is 5%. Find the total cost.
$4,672.50
Mrs. Mayer borrowed $700 for six months. How much simple interest will she be charged if the interest rate is 14% a year? How much will Mrs. Mayer end up paying?
On the average, 7 people out of 28 ride the bus to work. What percent do not ride the bus to work?
75%
A factory produced 600 fewer widgets this week than last week. This represents a 15% decrease in production. How many widgets did the factory produce this week?
3400 widgets
A TV was originally sold for $640 and is now priced at $512. What is the percent markdown?
20%
Emma and her friends went out to dinner. Their meal cost $68.50. The sales tax at the restaurant is 7%, and Emma wants to leave a 15% tip based on the total meal cost after tax. What did it cost Emma and her friends to eat dinner?
$84.30
Lena borrowed $2,500 from a bank. After 2 years, she paid $300 in simple interest. What was the annual interest rate?
6%