Percent and Applications of Percent

What number is 17% of 50?

88 is what percent of 160?

Lacey bought a new purse that originally cost $25 and is on sale for $15. Find the percent of change in the price in the purse.

• Decrease of 40%

• Decrease of 10%

• Decrease of 30%

• Decrease of 20%

The attendance for the basketball game was estimated to be 15,000 people but 12,500 people actually attended. What was the percent error?

• 16.67%

• 20%

• 2500%

• 80%

An archaeologist estimated that a fossil was 520 years old. It was actually 500 years old. What was the percent error?

• 4%

• 20%

• 3.8%

• none of these

What percent of 60 is 12?

Find the percent of change from $52 to $125. Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.

Find 250% of 25

9 is 45% of what number?

Find 72% of 325.