390 Answered Questions for the topic Percentages

Percentages

04/13/16

Honors Problem 11
You bought $65.78 worth at Walmart. What is the county option sales tax (0.25%)
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03/31/16

Failing to understand this simple yet inexplicable percentage problem
For example the borrowed amount is 25000000. Now let's say the interest rate for the year is 15%. Which makes it 1.25% per month. If the Sum was borrowed on the 6th of January, 2016. For the... more
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03/23/16

60% of a sum money is $120. Calculate 40%of the same sum of money.
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03/16/16

Stephen wants to earn $10 per hour for himself by mowing lawns, but his sister Tamara gets 20% of the total amount for helping.
Sorry wouldn't let me keep typing question so here is the last sentence.    What at is the total amount Stephen should charge for a 4 hour job so that he gets $40 for himself.   quick responses... more
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Percentages Simple Interest

03/16/16

If the simple interest rate on $6600 invested for 5 years was $1650, find the interest rate.
I need this as soon as possible for a maths take home task due tomorrow. Answered replied within next half hour would be appreciated!
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03/14/16

a bus fare was increased by 60%. This meant that passengers had to pay 18 cents more per journey. What was the original fare?
a bus fare was increased by 60%. This meant that passengers had to pay 18 cents more per journey. What was the original fare? What is the new fare?  
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03/07/16

percent from normal number
how do i change numbers to percents for say  12 is what percent of 20?  
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03/02/16

Separating mixtures in chemistry lab (PLEASE HELP. URGENT!)
You are to separate the two components of a mixture of sand and sugar. The initial mass of the mixture is 32.4563g. You found that the mass of sand was 19.5642g.    A) Describe the procedure you... more
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02/23/16

What is the easiest way to change a mixed number or fraction to a percent?
eg. 21/25,   1 2/5
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02/22/16

7/8 is 70? of what number?
Heading: Write and solve a proportion to answer the question.   
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02/14/16

percentage
What percent of 2.5 is 0.2?
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02/11/16

Maths help
Our price was £49,704, We scored 25.14 out of 33.33 possible marks, the lowest price scored 33.33 marks, what is the lowest price?
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02/10/16

The cost of an item is reduced by 50%. What percentage increase is required to return to its original price?
This question is about percentage increase and decrease
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Percentages Percentage Formula

02/08/16

Ted earns $o.32 per mile. Also earns a bonus of $336. Ted drove 9826 miles and made $3816.32.
he also earns a bonus of $336 when his trip occurs over the weekend Last month, he drove 9826 miles, and he made $3816.32 What percent of Ted's pay for last month came from bonuses that he... more
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02/05/16

Help! I have no idea how to read this: '1.6741817e+12' I'm trying to get 27% out of 6,200,672,930,123
I'm trying to see what 27% from 6,200,672,930,123 is, but I'm having no luck. 
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02/01/16

Percent error
Semira did a physics activity during which she rolled toy cars down a ramp and measured the distance each car traveled.  On one trial,  the actual distance that the car traveled was 75 cm. Semira's... more
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01/28/16

Percentages - figure it out
Sophie receives 35% for her first essay. It is worth 40% of her overall grade. She doesn't yet have a grade for her second essay, but it is worth 60% of her overall grade. In order to pass with... more
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Percentages Word Problems

01/25/16

What percent of hours is completed?
Matt is supposed to log 744 hours in a month. This month he logged 312 hours. What is his completed percentage of hours?
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01/22/16

Percentage of:
As of early 2014, the world's population was about 7.2 billion people. the population of the United States was 317 million. In early 2014, what percentage of the world's population was the U.S.... more
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01/18/16

of the 50 hotels in a hotel chain, 5 have indoor pools and 15 have outdoor pools. what percentage have either an indoor or outdoor swimming pool?
this question is from the princeton review cracking the SSAT and ISEE
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01/12/16

A department store worker can earn $500 per month plus a 4% commission on their total sales, or $400 a month plus a commission on total sales.
Kenisha sells athletic shoes part-time at department store. She can earn either $500 per month plus a 4% commission on her total sales, or $400 a month plus a 5% commission on total sales. Write a... more
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01/10/16

A man had to visit 63 homes. He did 28. What percentage of homes did he visit? How do I figure this out on a calculator.
I need to know how to do this type of percentages for a job test, using a calculator.
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Percentages

12/04/15

A shop owner
A shop owner marked the selling price of a washing machine such that he would make a 40% profit. He later sold it at a 20% discount and made a profit of $72. What was the original selling price of... more
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12/04/15

The usual selling price
the usual selling price of a car was $104,000. It was later sold at a 10% discount and a 17% profit was made. Find the loss that would have been made if it had been sold at a 30% discount.
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12/04/15

After giving 25% of her stickers away
After giving 25% of her stickers away, Mary had 50% as many stickers as Rose. If they had 200 stickers altogether at first, how many stickers did Rose have?
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