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Find ⓐ the amount of mark-up and ⓑ the list price.
Jim’s music store bought a guitar at original cost $1,200. Jim marked the price up 50%.
ⓐ $600 ⓑ $1,800
Find ⓐ the amount of mark-up and ⓑ the list price.
The Auto Resale Store bought Pablo’s Toyota for $8,500. They marked the price up 35%.
ⓐ $2,975 ⓑ $11,475
Translate and Solve Basic Percent Equations
In the following exercises, translate and solve.
What number is 65% of 100?
What number is 36% of 124?
150% of 90 is what number?
600% of 1740 is what number?
36 is 25% of what number?
93 is 75% of what number?
6.4% of what number is $2.88?
12.3% of what number is $92.25?
What percent of 215 is 86?
What percent of 1800 is 846?
50 is what percent of 40?
790 is what percent of 395?
Solve Percent Applications
In the following exercises, solve.
Geneva treated her parents to dinner at their favorite restaurant. The bill was $74.25. Geneva wants to leave 16% of the total bill as a tip. How much should the tip be?
$11.88
When Hiro and his co-workers had lunch at a restaurant near their work, the bill was $90.50. They want to leave 18% of the total bill as a tip. How much should the tip be?
Trong has 12% of each paycheck automatically deposited to his savings account. His last paycheck was $2165. How much money was deposited to Trong’s savings account?
$259.80
Cherise deposits 8% of each paycheck into her retirement account. Her last paycheck was $1,485. How much did Cherise deposit into her retirement account?
One serving of oatmeal has eight grams of fiber, which is 33% of the recommended daily amount. What is the total recommended daily amount of fiber?
24.2 g
One serving of trail mix has 67 grams of carbohydrates, which is 22% of the recommended daily amount. What is the total recommended daily amount of carbohydrates?
A bacon cheeseburger at a popular fast food restaurant contains 2070 milligrams (mg) of sodium, which is 86% of the recommended daily amount. What is the total recommended daily amount of sodium?
2407 mg
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