Question

1. 14 is what percent of 56? 2. 110% of 90 is what number?

3. 38 is 40% of what number? 4. 13 is what percent of 65?



5. 2% of 200 is what number? 6. 1/2 is 25% of what number?



7. A restaurant raises its prices by 10% to account for the rising prices of supplies and ingredients. The restaurant’s signature pasta dish costs $14 before the price increase. What is the new price of the pasta dish?

Solve this problem using an equation or expression.




Mariam solves this problem by finding 110% of $14. Explain why Mariam’s strategy is correct. How does this strategy compare to yours?

Answer 1

Due to the general stability of Egyptian life and culture, all arts - including architecture and sculpture, as well as painting, metalwork and goldsmithing - were characterized by a highly conservative adherence to traditional rules, which favoured order and form over creativity and artistic expression