Math ยท Percents
Percent Problems: Discount, Tax, Tip and Percent Change
Multi-step percent problems with sales, markups, tax, tips, interest and percent increase or decrease.
- ๐ Grade 7
- ๐งฎ Math
- ๐ 7.RP.A.3
- โ 20 questions
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A $40 shirt is 25% off. What is the sale price?
- A $50
- B $10
- C $15
- D $30
25% of 40 = 10; 40 โ 10 = 30
A $60 game is 15% off. How much do you save?
- A $4
- B $9
- C $45
- D $51
0.15 ร 60 = 9
A $80 jacket is on sale for 30% off. What is the sale price?
- A $50
- B $24
- C $104
- D $56
0.70 ร 80 = 56
Sales tax is 8%. What is the tax on a $25 purchase?
- A $20
- B $2
- C $27
- D $0.20
0.08 ร 25 = 2
A $50 meal has 6% tax. What is the total cost?
- A $56
- B $3
- C $53
- D $80
50 + 0.06 ร 50 = 53
You leave a 20% tip on a $35 bill. How much is the tip?
- A $7
- B $15
- C $42
- D $1.75
0.20 ร 35 = 7
A $45 bill plus an 18% tip. What is the total?
- A $53.10
- B $63
- C $8.10
- D $45.18
45 ร 1.18 = 53.10
A price goes from $50 to $60. What is the percent increase?
- A 16.7%
- B 20%
- C 60%
- D 10%
10 รท 50 = 0.2
A price goes from $80 to $60. What is the percent decrease?
- A 33.3%
- B 75%
- C 20%
- D 25%
20 รท 80 = 0.25
A town grew from 2,000 to 2,500 people. What is the percent increase?
- A 500%
- B 50%
- C 25%
- D 20%
500 รท 2,000 = 0.25
A store buys a lamp for $30 and marks it up 40%. What is the selling price?
- A $12
- B $70
- C $34
- D $42
30 ร 1.4 = 42
A $200 bike is marked down 10%, then another 10%. What is the final price?
- A $160
- B $162
- C $180
- D $140
200 ร 0.9 = 180, then 180 ร 0.9 = 162
Simple interest: $500 at 4% per year for 3 years. How much interest?
- A $560
- B $6
- C $60
- D $20
500 ร 0.04 ร 3 = 60
Simple interest: $1,200 at 5% per year for 2 years. What is the total balance?
- A $1,205
- B $120
- C $1,260
- D $1,320
1,200 ร 0.05 ร 2 = 120
Ali guessed 40 beans. There were 50. What is the percent error?
- A 80%
- B 25%
- C 20%
- D 10%
The error = 10, and 10 รท 50 = 0.2
A salesperson earns 5% commission on $3,000 of sales. How much is the commission?
- A $600
- B $150
- C $15
- D $1,500
0.05 ร 3,000 = 150
After a 20% discount, a game costs $36. What was the original price?
- A $56
- B $28.80
- C $43.20
- D $45
36 รท 0.8 = 45
Which is the same as increasing a price by 15%?
- A multiplying it by 0.15
- B adding $15
- C multiplying it by 0.85
- D multiplying it by 1.15
Which is the same as taking 35% off a price?
- A multiplying it by 1.35
- B subtracting $35
- C multiplying it by 0.65
- D multiplying it by 0.35
A plant was 12 cm tall and grew to 15 cm. What is the percent increase?
- A 20%
- B 80%
- C 25%
- D 3%
3 รท 12 = 0.25
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