Yahoo in Sunnyville currently has a staff of 6200 employees. Next month, Yahoo will decrease its staff by 8%. How many people will be employed by Yahoo next month?
5704
15
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?
546
15
Minimum wage in Vermont was $5.15 in 2000. In 2016, it increased to 70¢ less than twice what it was in 2000. Find the percent of change from 2000 to 2016. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.
86.4% inc.
25
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?
620 and 630
25
Mrs. Fox paid $104.25 for a pair of boots that were on sale for 25% off. What was the original price of the boots?
$139
15
A store buys bracelets for $4 and marks them up 190%. This weekend the store is having a 20% off sale and the sales tax rate is 6.5%. What is the selling price for a bracelet during the sale?
$9.88
20
You deposit $12,500 in a savings account that earns 1.5% simple annual interest. What is the interest earned after 5 years?
$937.50
15
A dress was on sale for $94.80 that was originally marked $158. What percent discount did you receive?
40% dec.
15
Bella saved $20 in a jar each month for 2 ½ years. She spent 75% of her savings on an Ipad. How much money did Logan have left in the jar?
$150
20
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?
$220.11
15
Your bill at a restaurant is $154.50. The sales tax rate is 8% and you want to leave an 20% tip. How much will you leave?
$197.76
15
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?
15%
20
Emma makes a base salary of $67,800 plus 3% commission on her sales. If she had $900,000 in sales last year, what was her total pay?
$94,800
20
Sydney earned $206.25 in simple interest after investing her money for 15 months in an account that paid 3% annual interest. What was Sydney's initial investment?
