Percent and Fraction of a Number
In a competition, John has to pay 20% of $75 to enter. How much money does Jones need to pay to enter?
$15
The cost of a meal at a local restaurant last year was $7.50. This year, the meal costs $18.00. What is the percent increase in the meal price from last year to this year?
140%
The price of a meal is $20.50. If the person gave a 15% tip? What is the total cost of the bill?
$23.58
The price of shoes increases by 30%. Suppose the original price of the shoe was $90. How much is it for the shoe?
$117.00
Tim's Shirt Company can make 120 T-shirts in a day. After buying new machines, the company is able to make 456 T-shirts in a day. By what percent did the production increase?
280%
Matthew brought a cake for $12.85. The sales tax on the bill is 25%. What is the total cost of his bill, including tax?
$16.06
In a class of 120, the number of students enrolled this year decreased by 40%. How many students are enrolled this year?
72 students
Helen bought fabric for a tablecloth for $8.60, including tax. The sticker price was $7.92. What is the percent of change?
8.58% increase
John buys 2 pens for $3.25 each and a pencil for $1.50 if the sale tax is 15.5%. What is the total cost of the bill?
$9.24
The table below shows the information about the questions on Mark's test.
Number of Questions
Correct 17
Incorrect 3
What percent of the questions did Mark got correct?
85%
A cashier’s weekly pay increases from $120 to $210. What is the percent increase in the cashier’s weekly pay?
75%
Matthew buys a phone case for $25.00 with a sale tax of 20%. Thomas brought a phone case for $18.75 with a tax of 20%. Who pays less for the total cost of their phone cases?
Thomas pay $22.50
Matthew pays $30.00
Ethan got a score of 75% correct on an exam. There were 40 questions on the exam. What number of questions did Ethan get correct?
30 questions
A bag of Halloween-themed gummy bears sells for $1.50, and after Halloween, it sells for $1.25. What is the percent of change to the nearest whole number?
17%
Matthew buys a phone case for $25.00 with a sale tax of 20%. Thomas brought a phone case for $18.75 with a tax of 20%. What is the difference in the total cost of the phone cases?
$7.25