Question

You buy a game for $40, and the sales tax is $2. What percent of the game price are you paying in sales tax? Your doctor told you to eat 25 grams of fiber each day. You had 6 grams of fiber for breakfast. What percent of the 25 grams of fiber have you eaten so far?

Answer 1

a) 5%

b) 24%

Explanation:

a) You buy a game for $40, and the sales tax is $2. What percent of the game price are you paying in sales tax?

Percentage you are paying in sales tax

= Sales tax / Sale price of the game × 100

= $2/$40 × 100

= 5%

b) Your doctor told you to eat 25 grams of fiber each day. You had 6 grams of fiber for breakfast. What percent of the 25 grams of fiber have you eaten so far?

The percent of 25 grams of fiber you have eaten so far =

6 grams/25 grams × 100

= 24%