Proportional Reasoning Percents

The markup on a video game at an electronics store is 80%. Their wholesale price was $49.50. What is the retail price to purchase the video game?

A warehouse worker fills 150 orders per day on average. From day to day, the number of orders varies by 2%. What is the range of the number of orders the worker fills each day?

• least number of orders 147

• least number of orders 148

• most number of orders 152

• most number of orders 153

A family used a professional decorator to help furnish their new home. The decorator selected the furnishings. The family paid for the furnishings, plus 4.5% tax on the purchases. The decorator's fee is 12%. The family will use the amount of the bill to find each additional amount.

By what percent does the cost of the furnishings increase with tax and the decorator's fee?

Marcos earned $300 mowing lawns this month. Of his savings, he plans to spend 18% repairing lawn equipment, put 20% in his savings and use 35% for camp fees. He will spend the rest. How much will Marcos have left to spend.

• $27.00

• $55.00

• $81.00

• $100.00

If 60% of a number is 18, what is 90% of the number?

• 3

• 16

• 27

• 30

Sam bought an $85.00 jacket for 40% off of the regular price.  How much did he pay for the jacket? 

• 75

• 51

• 36

• 34

A chair that costs $210 was reduced by 40% for a one day sale. After the sale, the sale price was increased by 40%. What is the new price of the chair?

• $176.40

• $185.30

• $ 205.50

• $210.00

Lona wants to a buy raincoat for her goat.  If the raincoat costs $39.99 and has a sales tax rate of 7%.  What will be the FINAL PRICE (with tax) of the raincoat?  

• $42.79

• $42.78

• $2.80

• $2.79

What number is 34% of 65?

• 22.1

• 52.3

• 41.2

• 19.1

Ayana has 220 coins in her piggy bank. Of those 45% are pennies. How many coins are not pennies?

• 121

• 116

• 99

• 85