Question

Of my 135 students, 20% have cowboy boots. How many students wear cowboy boots?

35 teachers have white cars. There are 105 teachers. What percent have white cars? Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.

















The scale on a road map is 1 in = 15 miles

What is the actual length of a road that measures 12 inches on the map?















You bought a coat at Macy’s for $125.75. They charged a 7% sales tax.

What was the total amount including tax for the coat?

















Your family went to California Pizza Kitchen for dinner. The bill was $85.80 including tax. Your parents leave a 15% tip for the waiter.



What is the tip amount? _________________________________





What is the total amount your parents paid for dinner (including tip)? ________________________











A real estate agent earns 3% commission for the sale of a $575,000 home. What is the commission earned?















A computer store pays $150 for a computer. The percent of markup is 45%.

What is the markup of the computer? What is the selling price of the computer?



















A video game that regularly sells for $55 is on sale for 25% off.

What is the discount? What is the sale price of the video game?

















A winter coat that cost $300 in December is marked down 7% this month.



What is the mark down of the coat? What is the sale price of the coat?

Answer 1

We can start with the whole of 135, and find out 10% of that.

135/10 or 135 divided by 10= 13.5

This means that 1/10 of it is equal to 13.5, and that’s 10%. To find 20%, you want to do 13.5 x 2, and this will get you 27.

The answer is 27.