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Simple Interest
Percent Increase/Decrease
100
What is 24% as a decimal?
0.24
100
In a class of 40 students, only 20% of the students are participating in an art competition. How many students are taking part in the competition?
8 students
100
At what temperature does water freeze?
32 degrees F
100
What is the formula to calculate simple interest?
I=prt
100
Determine if the following would be a percent increase or percent decrease:
The attendance at a baseball game was 14,000 during the first inning and 18,367 the third inning
increase
200
What is 0.0125 represented as a percent?
1.25%
200
Allie made some purchases at target. Her bill before tax came out to $82.40. If sales tax is 5%,how much tax will she pay?
$4.12
200
What two teams are playing in this years super bowl?
Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers
200
How much interest would you earn if you invest $34,100 at 4% for 3 years?
$4,092
200
What is the formula for percent increase/deacrease?
300
Mike has been trying to improve his grade in science class. On the Unit 1 quiz, she scored 45 out of 60 points. He scored 72 out of 80 points on the Unit 2 quiz. Determine the percent score that Mike earned on each quiz.
Quiz 1: 75%
Quiz 2: 90%
300
Last year the 6th grade had 350 students. This year the number decreased 36%. How many students are in this year’s 6th grade class?
224
300
What are the four houses of Hogwarts in Harry Potter?
Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff.
300
What would be the total amount in your bank account if you invest $14,000 at 6% for 9 years?
$21,560
300
Determine the percent change: From 117 minutes to 91 minutes
22% decrease
400
Represent the following fraction as a percent (round to the nearest hundredth)
2/15
13.33%
400
Mary is a realtor. She receives a 8% commission on every house she sells. How much commission will Mary make if she sells a $350,000 home?
$28,000
400
What is the largest country by land mass?
Russia
400
A customer borrowed a certain amount of money from a lender and agreed to pay the money back over two years. The lender charged the customer interest at a rate of 19% and the amount of interest owed at the end of the two years was $380. What was the original amount of money borrowed?
$1,000
400
The tuition at a college increased from $50,000 in 2006 to $59,000 in 2007. What is the percent increase in tuition?
18%
500
Convert 45% into a fraction written in simplest form
9/20
500
A restaurant tax rate 15% on your total bill. If your bill was originally $75.45, what is the price of your new bill if you also tip an additional $10 after tax?
$96.77
500
What war did Andrew Jackson fight in?
The War of 1812
500
A bank account that initially had $9,460 earned simple interest in the amount of $993.30 over the course of seven years. What was the simple interest rate that made this possible?
1.5%
500
The price of a tv was originally $1,200. It is now on sale for $899. What is the percent in savings a customer would receive? Round to the nearest tenth
25.1%