Solving Percent of a Number Problems

15 is 60% of what number?

• 75

• 25

• 45

• 9

21 is 30% of what number?

• 70

• 6.3

• 51

• 9

56 is WHAT percent of 98?

• 57%

• 42%

• 154%

• 175%

What is 23% of 243 (Round to the nearest hundredth)

• 55.89

• 10.57

• 266

• 220

Miss B takes her family out to eat and the bill with tax is $352.82, she wants to tip 18%. How much will the total bill be?

• $370.82

• $352.82

• $6,350.76

• $416.32

Vans shoes before they are marked up for sale cost $32 to make. Vans marks up the price of the vans when they sell to profit by 32%. How much does Vans shoes cost after the markup?

• $32

• $64

• $42.24

• $10.24

Miss B finds a Thrasher T-shirt 34% off! The original price is $47. How much will the T-shirt cost after the discount?

• $13

• $17.39

• $72

• $31.02

Students are buying their EARLY BIRD High School Homecoming dance tickets for $45 each. Today, they are considered regular tickets and will be marked up by 12%. What will the new ticket prices be?

• $50.40

• $5.40

• $39.60

• $33.00

Andrew estimated he would need 30 minutes to complete his purple study guide. He actually needed 2.5 hours. What was his percent error? Round to the nearest whole percent.

• 80%

• 20%

• 11%

• 92%

Using percent proportions to solve real-life problems: If a car originally cost $20,000 and is now selling for 15% off, what is the sale price of the car?

• $18,500

• $17,000

• $16,000

• $19,500