Percentages Shopping

Juanita is shopping for a new shirt, and she has narrowed her decision down to two. Both shirts are $35, and both are on sale. Shirt A is 25% off. Shirt B is $10 off. Which shirt is the better deal?

• Shirt A
• Shirt B
• The discount is the same.
• The blue one.

Sales tax is __________ to the price

• subtracted
• added
• multiplied
• divided

Discount is ____________ from the price.

• added
• divided
• subtracted
• Mr. Ed is very old

How much tax would you pay on a new TV that is $899 at Best Buy, if the tax rate is 6.5%?

• $957.44
• $841
• $58.43

How much tip should you leave if you want to tip 23% at Applebee's on a $27.31 bill?

• $6.28
• $33.59
• $21.03

My class size has increased by 35% this year. I had 20 students last year, how many do I have now?

• 23
• 25
• 27
• 29

Vicky made some purchases at the Sunflower Market. She bought strawberries for $3.50, carrots for $2.25 and a bouquet of flowers for $9.95. If sales tax is 5%, what will Maria pay altogether

• $16.49
• $16.48
• $15.70
• $16.50

Angela spent $30.00 at a restaurant.  If she leaves a 15% tip, how much will her TOTAL BILL be? 

• 30.00
• 45.25
• $ 34.50
• 35.65

'Percent' means:

• a portion of money I spent

• the number of parts

• parts out of a 100

• a total score

A sweatshirt was on sale for 25% off the marked price. The sweatshirt regularly costs $55.00. What is the sale price of the sweatshirt?

• $13.75

• $41.25

• $68.75

• $137.50