Percent Challenge Problems

The number of goats raised by the farm was increased by 12% to 168. What was the number of goats raised by the farm before the increase?

• 188

• 20

• 150

• 120

Lance deposited 60% of his pocket money into the bank and spent 58% of the remaining to buy an iPhone. If he had $210 left, how much pocket money did Lance have at first?

• $10,500

• $1,050

• $331.80

• $336

The number of fish caught by a fisherman was increased by 35% to 1,080. What was the number of fish caught by the fisherman before the increase?

• 1,458

• 702

• 800

• 1,118

Jennifer withdrew 10% of her savings from her savings account. She spent 80% of what she withdrew to buy a dress and had $7 left. How much money did she have in her savings account at first?

• $350

• $35

• $8.75

• $10

• 16

• 25

• 100

• 40

• 30

• 40

• 50

• 60

Mrs. Krenzer has $88 to spend shopping, including tax (6%). How much can she spend, BEFORE TAX, so that she has enough money?

• $82.72

• $93.28

• $83.01

• $4.99

A company sells a car for $23,000 after they marked it up by 8%. The salesperson makes a 20% commission on the markup amount. How much will the salesperson make from selling this car?

• $4,600

• $368

• $1,703.70

• $340.74

Harold's computer hard drive has 131.25 GB of free space, which is about 17.5% of the capacity of his hard drive. What is the capacity of the hard drive in GB?

Many states have a meal tax that is proportional to the total spent on food and beverage. In one state, the meal tax is 6.16%. How much tax will a customer pay if the food and beverages total is $44?