Cavan is buying a new pair of shoes priced at $65. He has a coupon for a 15% discount. He must pay 8.5% in sales tax. What is the total cost he will pay for the shoes?

Helena’s restaurant bill came to $12.30. She paid a total of $15.50 to leave a tip. What percent of a tip did Helena leave the waitress?

Sandra earns a 5.5% commission on the amount of her sales at the phone store. She also earns a base pay of $250 per week. How much did she earn last week if she sold $1400 in phones?

Bryce is shopping for a new coat. The store is advertising coats for 15% off. If the coat Bryce wants to buy regularly sells for c dollars, what expression can he use to find the sale price of the coat?

Brianna is buying a bike for $299.99. She has to pay 8% sales tax. Write an expression that she can solve to find the total cost of the bike.

A clothing store just received a new shipment of shirts purchased for $15 each. The store will apply a 140% markup. What will be the retail price of a shirt?

Cam is buying a video game for $32.99. He has to pay 7% sales tax. Write an expression that he can solve to find the total cost of the video game.

Over the summer, Kristin read 60 pages a day. After school began this fall, she only read 25 pages a day. What is the percent decrease?

Hector’s restaurant bill came to $18.30. He paid a total of $22.00 to leave a tip. What percent of a tip did Hector leave the waitress?

Jen is shopping for a new pair of pants. The store is advertising pants for 35% off. If the pants Jen wants to buy regularly sell for p dollars, what expression can she use to find the sale price of the pants?

Over the summer, Raymond typed 3000 words a day. After school began this fall, he typed 2000 words a day. What is the percent decrease?

Stephen earns a 2.5% commission on the amount of his sales at the electronics store. He also earns a base pay of $325 per week. How much did he earn last week if he sold $1100 in electronics?