Real Life Percents

What type of problem is this?

A college student takes out a $7,500 loan from a bank. Assuming the student has not made any payments yet, what will the balance of the loan be after one year if the bank charges 3.8% interest each year?

• Find the Percent

• Find the Total

• Find the Amount

Now that you know it is Find the Total, what equation would we use?

A college student takes out a $7,500 loan from a bank. What will the balance of the loan be after one year if the bank charges 3.8% interest each year?

A college student takes out a $7,500 loan from a bank. What will the balance of the loan be after one year if the bank charges 3.8% interest each year?

Joe’s jackets store purchases a jacket for $45 and adds a 12% markup to make a profit. How much will Joe sell the jacket for?

• $12.00
• $4.00
• $24.00
• $72.00

The new bottle of sanitizer has 87.5 ounces. This is how many PERCENT OF THE ORIGINAL?

• 75%

• 100%

• 125%

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• B
• C
• D

Violet’s Flower Shop sells valentines bouquets at at 25% discount the day after Valentine’s day. If a dozen roses originally cost $30, how much would you pay for them February 15th?

The original price of a bicycle was $375. Now it is on sale for $318.75.

The original price of a bicycle was $375. Now it is on sale for $318.75. What percentage of the original price was the discount?