A company charges a shipping fee that is 4.5% of the purchase price for all items it ships. What is the fee to ship an item that costs $56?

There are 45 students who play a woodwind instrument in the school band. Of these, 18 play the saxophone. What percent of these students play the saxophone?

MARKDOWN / MARKUP

Ethan put $700 into a Certificate of Deposit (CD) account that earns 1.8% interest each year. What will the interest of the CD account be after 6 years?

Melissa estimated that she would read 250 pages last week. She read 290 pages. What is the percent error of Melissa’s estimate? Round to the nearest whole percent.

Find 160% of 98.

24.94 is 29% of what number?

Nya wants to buy a sweater that had an original price of $55. The sweater is now discounted 20% and the sales tax rate is 5.5%. How much will Nya pay for the sweater?

Liam puts $40 in savings in March and 175% of this amount in savings in April. How much does Liam put in savings in April?

In 2014, the attendance at Jefferson School’s Fall Festival was 650. In 2015, the attendance was 575. What was the percent change in attendance from 2014 to 2015? Round to the nearest whole percent.

SIMPLE INTEREST / PERCENT CHANGE

Hank buys a used car for $7,200 and plans to sell it on his used car lot. What is the price of the car after a markup of 15%?

Sharon paid $78 sales tax on a new camera. If the sales tax rate is 6.5%, what was the cost of the camera?