What is the Percent? ON SALE! Tip Your Server! Real World Problems
100
25% of the trees in the park are elm trees.
In the park, there are 80 trees. 20 of the 80 trees are elm trees. What percent of the trees in the park are elm trees?
100
The discount Anna saved on the iPhone 5S was 50%.
Anna recently bought the new iPhone 5S, which regularly sells for $600. If she bought it for $300, how much was the discount?
100
You would need to pay $48 total. The tip ($8) plus the original $40 bill.
As a family, you all went out to dinner at Homeslice Pizza. The bill for your food totaled $40. If you wanted to leave a 20% for your server, how much money would you need to pay total?
100
324 freshman students watch more than four hours of television each day.
A survey for a recent study found that 45% of freshman said that they watched more than four hours of television each day. If the freshman class has 720 students, how many watch more than four hours of television each day?
200
The percent of baskets made is: 20.833%, (125/6)%, or (1000/48)%.
Marcus made 10 baskets out of 48 attempts. What is the percent of baskets that Marcus made?
200
The discount on the stereo was $84.
Carmen found a stereo, which regularly sells for $200. It was discounted by 42%. How much was the discount?
200
They left Jane 12.5%.
Jane, a waitress, went to clean up a table she had finished serving for the night. When she looked at the receipt, she saw the table left a $3.00 tip on a $24.00 bill. What was the percentage they left as a tip to Jane?
200
His expenses were 21% of his earnings for the month of July.
Ken earned $200 in July for mowing lawns. His expenses that month were $42. What percent of his earnings were the expenses?
300
The tax is 10% of the cost of the item.
The tax on a $140 item is $14. What percent of the cost was the tax on the item?
300
The cost of the new television is $450.
Mr. Wilson has saved 20% of the cost of a new television. If he has saved $90, what is the cost of the new television?
300
If you subtract amount he needs to tip out (6%) from what he made of $54. You will see that he made $50.76 that night.
After a hard shift on the weekend, Marcus was able to make $54 in tip money. If he needs to give 2% to the bartender, 3% to the busser, and 1% to the chefs, how much money will he have made from tips?
300
Daniel earned 20% in tips working this week.
Daniel, a server, earned $240 in tips working this week. If his sales totaled $1,200, what is the amount of money in tips compared to his total sales?
400
There are 1,000 students.
Last year there were 140 students taking algebra. This represents 14% of the students. How many students are there?
400
The change in price from the original is 37.5%.
A sofa sleeper that originally cost $2,000 has been marked down to $1,250 at Frank's Furniture Store. What is the change in price represented as a percent of the original price?
400
Adding the 18% tip to your total of $43, you will need to leave your server $50.74.
For your friend's birthday, you decide to take them out to a nice dinner for the two of you. If your bill came out to be $43 and you decided to leave 18% for the tip. What is the amount of money you are leaving for your server?
400
The marine biologist needs to add 0.75 gallons of salt to the tank of water.
A marine biologist is aiding a rare breed of fish from becoming extinct. The fish needs to be kept in water that has a 5% concentration of salt depending on the amount of water the tank can hold. If the tank she wants to keep the fish in is 15 gallons, ho
500
Jacob has 18 biscuits left to serve to his customers.
Jacob made 4.5 dozen biscuits before the morning rush began at the Percent Breakfast Club. When he took them out of the oven, he accidentally dropped 66 2/3% of the biscuits on the floor. How many biscuits does Jacob have left to serve his customers?
500
The regular price of the shirt was $20.
Elliot saved $8 when he purchased a shirt at a back-to-school sale. If the sale price was 40% off the regular price of the shirt, what was the regular price of the shirt?
500
Each person would need to pay $6.40.
Maria and her two brothers equally shared the cost of a large pizza that had a regular price of $15. They had a coupon for 20% off the regular price and paid 10% sales tax on the discounted price. Find the cost that each person paid for the pizza if they
500
Her earnings for this week will be $531.
Jordan earns a salary of $250 per week selling cars plus an additional 7% commission on her sales. If her weekly salary increases by $25 and her commission increases to 8%, how much will she earn if her weekly sales are $3,200?






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