Unit 2 Solving Percent Problems

A swimsuit is on sale for $45.50. If the sale price is discounted 5% from the original price, what was the original price?

How much simple interest will Aden earn if he invests $500 at 3.24% interest rate for three years?

Sam deposits $400 in the bank at a 2.55% interest rate. How much interest does he earn in 8 months?

If a hotel charges $87 per night and a 12% hotel tax, what is the total bill for a three night stay?

Write 1.26% as a decimal

Senora Zirilli expected 99% attendance in her classes. Several students were absent, so she actually had 83% of her students in class. What is her percent error? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

A hotel charges $215 a night. After hotel tax, the total bill is $238.65. What is the tax rate as a percent?

Alex thought he would score an 83 on the test. He actually scored a 90. What was his percent error? Round to the nearest percent.

Write 208.6 as a percent

Write 129.6% as a decimal

Jacoby borrows $1500 to start his lawn mowing business with a loan that has a 4.5% interest rate. How much TOTAL will he have to repay if he takes a 3 years and six months to repay it?

Madison made 24 friendship bracelets last week. This week, she made 32. What is the percent change? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

What is the sales tax on a pair of $45 jeans with a 6.5% sales tax?

How much will the interest cost Ian if he takes out a $3050 loan on a car at a 6% interest rate for 5 years?

If a pair of Nike Air sneakers have a list price of $159.78 and there’s a special 30% discount one day, what will the total price be?

How much tax does Riley owe if she buys a bicycle for $350. The local tax rate is 7 3/4 %

Mike’s family went out for dinner. The bill was $78.35. The local tax rate is 6.25% and they intend to leave a 20% tip after the amount with the tax. What was the total bill? Round to the nearest cent.

The weatherman predicted that it would rain 0.3 inches. It actually rained 0.95 inches. What is the percent error? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

How much TOTAL money will Kirsten have at the end of 5 years if she deposits $750 in a simple interest savings account with a 3.5% interest rate?

Write 0.09 as a percent

Jon paid $4.20 in taxes. The tax rate is 7%. What was the price of the item?

The Garcia family went out for dinner. Their meal cost $54.23. They wish to leave a 22% tip. What was their total bill? Round to the nearest cent.

Hailey earns $618.25 in interest. She deposited $5500 in a savings account for 4.5 years. What was the interest rate?

Liam scored 4 goals in his hockey tournament last weekend. This weekend, he scored 3. What is the percent of change? Round to the nearest percent.

Ben’s family is shopping for a new car. The selling price of the car is $24199.50. Ben researches to find out the wholesale cost of the car is $22,100.00. What is the percent of markup? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Write 37.9% as a decimal