Percentages Review

A pair of jeans costs $34.00. You have a coupon for 30% off the regular price. What is the new price of the jeans after you use your coupon?

Sharon makes money by commission rates. She gets 17% of everything she sells. If Sharon sold $37000 worth of items this month, what is her salary for the month?

How much would the tip be if you left 18% on a $75.45 steak dinner?

One week, 72 people got a speeding ticket. The next week, only 36 people got a speeding ticket. What is the percent of change in the speeding tickets?

• Increase 50%

• Decrease 50%

• Increase 1%

• Decrease 1%

Find the simple interest paid on a loan of $750 with an 18% rate over 2 years.

Find the simple interest paid on a loan of $1,500 at a rate of 19% 15 months.

Last year, 2,376 people attended a summer music festival. This year, attendance was 2,950. What was the percent of change in attendance to the nearest whole percent?

Last week, you finished level 2 of a video game in 32 minutes. Today, you finished level 2 in 28 minutes. What is your percent of change?

Convert the percentages to decimals.
34% = _____     12% = _____     54% = _____

• 34, 12, 54

• 3.4, 1.2, 5.4

• 0.34, 0.12, 0.54

Convert the percentages to fractions in simplest form.
34% = _____     12% = _____     54% = _____

• 17/50, 3/25, 27/50

• 17/100, 3/100, 27/100

• 34/100, 12/100, 54/100