Mrs. Fox bought a pair of pants for $54.60 that were on sale for 30% off. What was the original price of the pair of pants?

Mrs. King is buying boxes of colored pencils for her classroom. They regularly cost $1.80 each but are on sale for 30% off. If sales tax is 6% and she has a $40 budget, how many boxes can she buy?

The final cost of a video game was $68.80. This included 7.5% sales tax. What was the price of the speakers before tax?

Mrs. Fox hikes 190.5 meters up a mountain. If she is 62% of the way up, how tall is the mountain? Round to the nearest whole meter.

Kate saved $20 in a jar each month for 2 ½ years. She spent 75% of her savings on an Ipad. How much money did Kate have left in the jar?

The value of an autographed baseball card increased from $39 to $65. What is the percent change? Round to the nearest tenth.

There are 840 seats in a theatre. At the last showing, 35% of the seats were empty. How many people were in attendance at the last showing?

How much does a real estate agent make in commission on the sale of a $995,000 home with a 3.2% commission rate?

A $350 winter jacket is on sale for 35% off. You also have a coupon to take an additional 10% off the sale price. The state sales tax rate is 7.5%. What is the final price of the jacket?

A local meteorologist estimated 4.5 inches of rainfall for the month of April. The actual rainfall was 6.8 inches. What was the percent error of the estimate to the nearest tenth?

7.8% of 80 is what number?

Mrs. Saler guessed the number of candies in a jar. Her estimate was found to have a .8% error and the actual number of jelly beans was determined to be 625. What are the two possible values for Mrs. Saler's estimate?

A car salesman earned $11,617.50 in commission on the sale of a new car. If the car cost $77,450, what is the commission rate?