Question

1.) Of the 140 pages in a book, 25% of them have illustrations. How many pages have illustrations?

2.) The Price of the bicycle that Rocco wants to buy is $282. How much will Rocco pay for the bicycle if the state tax rate is 4%?


3.) There are 650 visitors to an art gallery on Friday. There are 10% more visitors on Saturday than on Friday. How many visitors are there on Saturday?

Answer 1

1) 140/4=. or. 140/.25
2) $282 x 1.04=. 1 being the price; .04 the tax
3) 650x 1.1=. 1 being Fri. attendance .1 the 10% increase on Saturday