Resources

Resources

Percent of a number: tax, discount, and more

Stefan buys a surfboard priced at

\$60

. Shipping and handling are an additional

10\%

of the price. How much shipping and handling will Stefan pay?

\newline

\$

15\%

commission as a salesperson. She sold a gold ring that cost

\$57

. How much commission did Sharon earn?

\newline

\$

\_\_\_\_

10\%

commission as a salesperson. He sold a toy rocket that cost

\$61

. How much commission did Oscar earn?

\newline

\$

\_\_\_\_

\$19

for a math book and marks the price up by

45\%

. What is the amount of the mark-up?

\newline

\$

\$52

for a sleeping bag and marks the price up by

20

% . What is the amount of the mark-up?

\newline

\$

Mia hired a moving company. The company charged

500

for its services, and Mia gives the movers a

16\%

tip. How much does Mia tip the movers?

A multiple choice question has

4

options, of which only one is correct. If a student answers the question correctly,

2

marks will be awarded. If a student answers the question wrongly,

1

mark will be deducted. No marks will be awarded or deducted for leaving the question blank. Suppose Anthony does not know the answer to the question. Should he choose the answer randomly or leave the question blank? Explain your answer.

Miguel wants to buy a home for

\$ 690,000

, but can only get a loan from the bank for

\$ 558,900

. What percentage does Miguel have to put down in order to pay for the home?

\newline

Adam wants to buy a home for

\$ 160,000

, but can only get a loan from the bank for

\$ 123,200

. What percentage does Adam have to put down in order to pay for the home?

\newline

Hudson wants to buy a car for

\$ 20,500

, but can only get a loan from the bank for

\$ 15,785

. How much money does Hudson have to put down in order to pay for the car?

\newline

Amadou wants to buy a car for

\$ 16,000

. If he wants to make a down payment of

12 \%

, then how much does Amadou need to borrow from the bank?

\newline

Ajay opened a savings account with

\$ 1400

that pays no interest. He deposits an additional

\$ 60

each week thereafter. How much money would Ajay have in the account

29

weeks after opening the account?

\newline

Answer: $ \(\square\)

Brooklyn opened a savings account with

\$ 1300

that pays no interest. She deposits an additional

\$ 130

each week thereafter. How much money would Brooklyn have in the account

37

weeks after opening the account?

\newline

Answer: $ \(\square\)

Natalie's monthly bank statement showed the following deposits and withdrawals:

\newline

-\$ 33.54,-\$ 47.29, \$ 35.59, \$ 25.50, \$ 61.13

\newline

If Natalie's balance in the account was

\$ 81.78

at the beginning of the month, what was the account balance at the end of the month?

\newline

\$

\square

Mia hired a moving company. The company charged

\$ 500

for its services, and Mia gives the movers a

16 \%

\newline

How much does Mia tip the movers?

\newline

\$

Ming took a cab across town. His fare was

\$ 22

, and he leaves an

18 \%

\newline

What is the total amount Ming pays the cab driver?

\newline

\$

Gabriela bought a new pair of glasses at the store when they were having a

30 \%

\newline

If the regular price of the pair of glasses was

\$ 72

, how much did Gabriela pay with the discount?

\newline

\$

Omar has a new debit card. He earns

1

800

reward points for spending

300

\newline

At this rate, if Omar earned

600

reward points, how much money did he spend?

\newline

Whitney buys a lamp online for

\$93

. If shipping and handling are an additional

10\%

of the price, how much shipping and handling will Whitney pay?

\newline

\$

\_\_\_\_\_