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Susan 4
Susan went to school for 219 days in a full year. If her attendance is 75%, find the number of days on which the school was open.
Two articles
A shopkeeper bought two articles each at Rs.800. There was 25% profit on one and 25% loss on the other. Find the total percentage profit or loss in the whole transaction.
A piece 11
A piece of wood is 220 cm long. If 66 cm is cut away from the wood, what percentage remains?
Trinity 2
Trinity has saved $500 for a new car. She recently got a job as a dog walker and added $70. What percent of her original savings got added?
Medical facility
Stacie is a resident at the medical facility where you work. You are asked to chart the amount of solid food that she consumes. For the noon meal today, she ate 1/2 of a 3-ounce serving of meatloaf, 3/4 of her 3-ounce serving of mashed potatoes, and 1/3 o
Directly proportional
A person earns directly proportional to the number of hours she works daily. If she works h hours one day and makes s dollars an hour, what is the total amount she earns for the day in terms of h and s?
Gain or loss
A man purchases a certain number of apples at 3/eur and same number of apples at 4/euros. He mixed them together and sells them at 3/euros. What is the gain or loss percent? Write answer as number, loss as negative, gain as positive percent.
A lettuce
At Alan’s Produce, all produce is 20% off on Tuesdays. If a head of lettuce is normally $2.50, how much would it cost on Tuesday?
Nautical vs statue mile
A nautical mile is the unit of length used in sea and air navigation. A nautical mile is equal to 6,076 feet. What percent of a statue mile (5,280 ft) is a nautical mile?
Nelson
Nelson has a weekly salary of $445.86 and is self-employed. Use 7.51% for not self-employed and 12.3% for self-employed for the Social Security Tax. How much Social Security should be withheld?
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.
Line segments
There are three line segments on the line: the length of MN = 3 1/2, the length of NO= 2 3/4, and the length of OP=1 2/3. Find the length of line segment MP. Write your answer as a mixed number.
A furniture
A furniture dealer bought a dining set for $12,000. At what price should the dealer sell this set, offering a 5% discount while still making a 10% profit?
Full-tank
A full-tank of petrol a car lasts for 10 days. If driver starts using 25% more everyday, how many days will the full-tank petrol last?
A shopkeeper 6
A shopkeeper allows 40% discount on the marked price and there is a loss of 30%. Find the profit percent if it is sold at the marked price.
Tax bill
What is the tax bill for a contractor if his shop has an assessed valuation of $75,000, and the tax rate is $27.50 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation?
Ruel cut
Ruel cut the grass on 1/5 of a hectare in an hour. How long will it take him to cut the grass on 3/4 of a hectare?
A watch
If a watch is sold for $60, there is a loss of 15%. At what price must the watch be sold to make a profit of 2%?
The price 9
The price of sugar is increased by 25%. Find by how much percent a family must reduce their consumption so that their expenditure may increase only by 10%.
Two discounts 2
A shirt printed with a price of EUR 150 is sold for EUR 105 after two successive discounts. If the second discount is 12.5%, then find the first discount.

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