Percent Word Problems

Verizon is putting out a new iPhone that sells @ $156.40

The price had been reduced by 10%. You have purchased the phone and signed a statement saying you will pay the restocking fee if returned. You have decided to return it for a different phone. The re-stocking fee is $45.

a. What was the original price before it was reduced?

b. How much was the discount?

c. The restocking fee is what % of the purchase price?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The Winna’s are back from their honeymoon. They are mailing out THANK -you Cards and personal letters to all the guests who attended their wedding. However, Kay who was helping them with the mailings forgot to include the thank you cards in some of them.

a. If 80% of the letters that were mailed included the thank you cards. How many did not contain a thank you card if they had 500 guests?

b. How many letters did include a thank you card?

c. To prevent this from happening again they decided next time to hire a mailer that will charge $ 300 to send it express plus labor. This represents 20% of their total wedding expense.

Write an equation for the TOTAL of the expenses of the next wedding using (c)

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

On the Math portion of the Test Brain scored 8 points more than Jim. Betty scored 10 less than Jim, and Victor scored ¼ of (Betty and Brian’s scores combined). The total score of all of them is 1000.

a. What is Brian’s, Jim, Betty and Victoria’s Score?

b. What would be a good estimate of the % of Jim’s score to Victor’s?

Heather is doing a fundraiser to help pay the hospital costs for her mom who is in hospice. She has raised $12,000. 1% of the expenses is going towards the coinsurance. If Heather wants to hire a living in helper and she charges $45/day and she needs her for 1 month. Her budget is $600

a. What percent of the expenses is the hired person?

b. What is being inferred here?

c. How much money is for coinsurance?

d. Draw a graph to illustrate the above.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

You are the CFO of a construction company that gives you a base pay of $25 an hour (40 h/wk.) plus 15 % commission on client files opened. If they are 500 client accounts that you open.

a. Is this enough money to Purchase a new tractor for the business priced at $34,000? If you plan to purchase this tractor in 2 1/2 months?

b. What is the amount in a?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

30 is what percent of 40?

What is 45% of 50?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

14 is 20% of what number?

• 70
• 65
• 75
• 20

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

 Shirley spelled 12 of her 15 spelling words correctly on the test.  What percent grade did Shirley get on the test?

• 40%
• 50%
• 80%
• 60%

In the Central City Grand Prix, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race?

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%