Percentages practice problems - page 4 of 100
Percentages are a way to express a number as a fraction of 100. They are often used to express a proportion or rate, such as a percentage of total sales or a percentage increase or decrease in a value. For example, if a product sells 25 out of 100 units, the percentage of units sold is 25%, which can also be written as 0.25 or 25/100.Percentage points, also known as percentage point change or "pp" for short, is the difference between two percentages. It is often used to express the change in a variable over time or between two groups. For example, if a company's profits increased from 10% to 20% over a year, the percentage point change would be 10 percentage points (20% - 10% = 10%).
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- Paycheck
Alex automatically deposited 70% of her weekly paycheck into a savings account. This week, $35 is deposited. Alex wants to know the total amount of her paycheck this week. - A chemist 2
A chemist has two alloys of bronze, one that is 12% tin and 88% copper and a second that is 10% tin and 90% copper. If these two alloys are melted and thoroughly mixed together, between what two values are the percent of tin in the mixture? - Pets stores
Pets Plus and Pet Planet are having a sale on the same aquarium. At Pets Plus, the aquarium is on sale for 30% off the original price, and at Pet Planet, it is discounted by 25%. If the sales tax rate is 8%, which store has the lower sale price? How much - Pupils
There are 40 pupils in a class. 30% of them are boys. How many pupils in the class are girls?
- Represent 14
Represent 10% as a fraction reduced to the lowest term. - General right triangle
In a right triangle, if a =x+34 and b = x and c= 50, then solve for x. Side c is a hypotenuse. Then discuss the case when a or b is a hypotenuse. - A shop 6
A shop sells cool drinks at R10 (Indian rupees) each, excluding 15% VAT. What is the price of the cool Drink, including VAT? - After 9
After reducing the price by 10%, the dress costs 270 GEL. What was the cost of the dress before it got cheaper? - Discrete and continuous
2,3,4,4,5,5,5,6,6,7 Assume the scores are measurements of a Discrete variable and find the median. Assume the scores are measurements of a continuous variable and find the median by locating the precise midpoint of the distribution.
- Peter 17
Peter ate 9 ounces of chocolate cake which was 75% of the entire cake. Which expression can be used to find the size of the full cake? - Joey had
Joey had 70% of his money in a savings account. The rest of his money was in a cheque account. (a). What percentage of his money was in his cheque account? (b). He had $240 in his cheque account. How much money did he have in his savings account? - Bank deposits
At the end of each quarter, Patti deposits $1,400 into an account that pays 10% interest compounded quarterly. How much will Patti have in the account in three years? Note: Use tables, Excel, or a financial calculator round your final answer to the neares - A disease
A disease affects 10% of the individuals in a population, and a sample of 100 people was selected from the population. What is the probability of finding the disease in at least 15 people? - Black to brown ratio
In a box, there are 20 pairs of socks, of which 65% are black and the rest are brown. What's the ratio of black and brown socks?
- Heat energy
Energy is measured using the unit Joule (J). Temperature is measured using the unit degree Celsius °C). To increase the temperature of 1 liter of water by 1°C, 4200 J of heat energy is required. (a) Kelly wants to increase the temperature of 2 liters of w - Jake desires
Jake desires to purchase a house valued at 3000000. The bank approves his mortgage with a 12% deposit and 5% interest. What is the deposit? - HST Ontario
Wants to buy some new stylish shoes for back to school in grade 8. These crocs cost 59.99 before tax. How much does he need to pay in total in Ontario (sales tax HST=13%)? - The show
At a show, two-fifths of the people are men, and the rest are women. 30% of the men are over 60 years old. 40% of the women are over 60 years old. What fraction of the people are less than 60 years? - I have 2
I have $907 to pay 13 people. Five people will receive half of what the other 8 people will receive. How much will the payments to each person be?
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