Percent word problems

A store owner paid $120 wholesale price for a suit. He needs to make a 35% profit on the sale of the suit. By how much should he mark up the price of the suit to make his desired profit?

• $42

• $60

• $100

• $35

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Mrs. Smith earns $3500 a month. She saves $280 a mont. Savings is what percent of her income?

• 100%

• 8%

• 28%

• 32%

Sales tax in a certain community is 7%. If the sales tax on a new car was $1400, what was the selling price of the car?

• $9,800

• $1,000

• $20,000

• $400

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Mr. Jones receives 10% commission on each sale that he makes. He earned $450 last week in commissions. How much were his sales?

• $4500

• $450,000

• $900

• 450%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

An organization has raised $4800 for a remodeling project. This is 60% of their goal. What is their fundraising goal?

• $60,000

• $4,800

• $8,000

• $12,800

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Tennis socks have been discounted and are only $4.79 this week. They usually cost $7.99. What percent is the discount? Round to the nearest percent

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The $3.00 app you wanted is on sale for 32% off. What will it cost now?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

I only paid $29.21 for the jeans as I got a 25% discount. What was the price before the discount?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C