Question

60% of company employees arrive at work by bus. If the total number of employees is 1200, how many arrive on the bus?

300 people participate in a vote. How much of the vote did a candidate get who was voted in by 60 persons?
I saw a CD that is worth $12,400, but it costs 10%. In my wallet, I have $15,000, enough to buy?
A bookstore sells books for 15,000%, with the special offer that if you buy three or more, you will get a discount of 5%. How much would six books be worth to me?
A pair of pants that would normally cost $69,990, I think it comes down to $49,990. Is the discount applied?

Answer 1

60% of the employees, or 720 people, arrive on the bus. The candidate received 20% of the vote, or 60 votes out of 300. With $15,000, you have enough to buy the $12,400 CD. Six books would be worth $2,137.50 with the 5% discount. The discount is applied to the pair of pants, resulting in a $20,000 difference.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many employees arrive on the bus, we can calculate 60% of the total number of employees:

60% of 1200 = 0.6 x 1200 = 720 employees arrive on the bus.

For the second question, we can calculate the percentage of the vote the candidate received:

60 out of 300 is equivalent to 60/300 = 0.2 = 20% of the vote.

To determine if you have enough money to buy the $12,400 CD, we need to calculate 10% of your wallet amount:

10% of $15,000 = 0.1 x $15,000 = $1,500.

For the fourth question, we first calculate the total cost of six books:

$15,000 x 0.15 = $2,250. Since you are buying six books, you can apply the 5% discount:

$2,250 x 0.95 = $2,137.50.

Lastly, we need to check if the discount is applied to the pair of pants:

Original price - Discounted price = $69,990 - $49,990 = $20,000.