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
Kylee deposited $650 in a bank account that earns 7% simple interest. How much total will she have in the account after 20 years?
$1560
7.8% of 80 is what number?
6.24
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
The human body is made up of about 9.3% hydrogen. What is the amount of hydrogen contained in a person who weighs 140 pounds?
13.02
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?
$78
You deposit $2,000 in an account earning 4.5% simple interest. How long will it take for the balance of the account to be $2,630?
7 years
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.
307 m
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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
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%
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?
33.8% error
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
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
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
How much does a real estate agent make in commission on the sale of a $995,000 home with a 3.2% commission rate?
$31,840
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
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.
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?
$64
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
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
A dress was on sale for $94.80 that was originally marked $158. What percent discount did you receive?
40% dec.
18 is what percent of 240?
7.5%
The value of an autographed baseball card increased from $39 to $65. What is the percent change? Round to the nearest tenth.
66.7% increase
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
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?
29 boxes
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?
$5500