Scaling to Solve Percent Problems

Kimberly's family has a dinner bill of $26 and wants to leave a 15% tip for their server. How much tip are they leaving?

• 29.90

• 39.00

• 4.00

• 3.90

While shopping at a store, Brenda found a $900 television that was on sale at a discount rate of 30%. What is the sale price?

• $270

• $630

• $1170

• $870

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

• $840.00

• $58.44

• $840.57

Ralph buys a computer for $675. The sales tax rate is 6%. How much did Ralph pay for the computer?

• 40.50

• 715.50

• 6.00

• 634.50

Last year, 2,376 people attended a summer music festival. This year, attendance was 2,950. What was the percent of change in attendance to the nearest whole percent?

• Increase 24%

• Increase 19%

• Decrease 24%

• Decrease 19%

 A store pays $1.50 for a bag of candy.  If the store wants to mark-up the price 60%, for how much will the store sell the bag of candy?

• $0.60

• $2.40

• $0.90

• $6.00

A store pays $32.00 for each video game. The store’s percent of mark up is 75%. Which shows the price the store will charge for the video game?

• $60.00

• $56.00

• $24.00

• $8.00

Cary's dad gave her $20.00 to spend on shoes at the mall. Cary spent 85% of the money on one pair of shoes. How much money does Cary's dad get back from his $20.00?

Of the 520 students in Grady Elementary, 65% ride the bus. How mnay students ride the bus?

• 338 students

• 65 students

• 500 students

• 585 students

• 455 students

Hank is buying a shirt that originally cost $25.00. It was on sale two weeks ago for 10% off. Today, it is an additional 20% off the original price. How much is the shirt now?