Writing Percent Word Problems as Decimal Expressions

A box of cereal advertised having 49% more marshmallows. The original cereal had "y" cups of marshmallow. Which expression shows the how many cups of marshmallows the new cereal has?

• y + 1.49

• 0.49y + 0.49

• y + 0.49y

• y - 0.49y

A company was having a sale for 11% off the price of computer accessories Which expression shows how much money you would save if you bought computer accessories for "z" dollars a piece?

• 1.11z

• z - .11z

• z - .11

• z + 0.11z

A store raised the price on Doritos 14%. The original price for each was "P" dollars.

Which expression shows the new price of the Doritos?

• P × 0.14P

• P + .14P

• P + 1.14

• P - .14P

A house for sale in East Longmeadow.

If you wanted to offer 13% less than the asking price (P),

Write expression shows how much you should offer.

Last year, a group received "d" dollars in donations.

This year, the group received 30% less money in donations than it received last year.

Which expressions can be used to represent the total amount of money, in dollars, the group received in donations this year?

(HINT: There is MORE THAN ONE correct answer - select ALL correct answers!!!)

• 0.70d

• 0.97d

• d − 0.30d

• d − 0.03d

• 0.30 − d

A student bought a computer game that cost "q" dollars.

The student paid 6% sales tax on the cost of the computer game.

Which of the following expressions can be used to represent the total amount, in dollars, the student paid for the computer game?

(HINT: There are TWO correct answers!)

• 0.94q

• 1.06q

• q − 0.06q

• q + 0.06

• q + 0.06q

A bicycle is on sale at a store for 15% off its original price.

The original price, in dollars, of the bicycle is represented by the variable "p".

Which of the following expressions represents the final sale price, in dollars, of the bicycle?

(Hint: select ALL correct answers!)

• p − 0.15p

• 0.15p

• p − 0.85p

• p − 0.15

• 0.85p