390 Answered Questions for the topic Percentages

Percentages

11/13/14

Jane had a lemonade stand on a hot day. By 10:00 am only 3 cups remained. If 85% of the lemonade had been consumed, how many cups of lemonade did Jane make in t

I don't feel like there is enough info to try to work this out. Someone help?
Percentages

11/11/14

A car manufacturer announced that next year the price of a certain model car would increase by 3.5%. This year the price is $18,607.

Find the increase and the new price. (round to the nearest cent as needed.)
Percentages Sales Tax

11/05/14

money and sales

An item is on sale at a discounted rate of 25% . With a sales tax of 8.75%, which fo the two ways of charging will be better for the customer: taking the discount first then charge the sales tax or... more
Percentages Algebra 2 Algebra Percents

11/04/14

A class of twenty students was given an assignment worth 50 points the score of the students are shown here

22 25 27 27 30    31 32 34 35 36 37 37 38 39 39     40 41 44 47 47   if erins score was 41points what was her percentile rank in the class
Percentages

10/29/14

I withdrew 20% from my savings account leaving a $1,496 balance. How do I determine the original balance?

I withdrew 20% from my savings account leaving a $1,496 balance. How do I determine the original balance?
Percentages Money Math

10/24/14

A student spent 60% of her money on books andspent 1/3 of the remainder on notebooks. She had $30 left. How much money did the student have at first?

A student spent 60% of her money on books andspent 1/3 of the remainder on notebooks. She had $30 left. How much money did the student have at first?
Percentages

10/22/14

I need help with a word problem. Can you help by tonight please?

The 8th grade had 300 tickets to sell to the school play and the 7th grade had 250 tickets to sell. 1 hour before the show, the 8th grade had sold 200 tickets, and the 7th grade sold 225. Which... more
Percentages

10/22/14

I need help with a word problem. Can you help?

The 8th grade had 800 tickets to sell to the school play and the 7th grade had 250 tickets to sell. 1 hour before the show, the 8th grade had sold 200 tickets, and the 7th grade sold 225. Which... more
Percentages

10/22/14

a waiter typically receives about 15% of a total food bill as a tip. to earn a total of $50 in tips, about how much food would waiter have to sell

a waiter typically receives about 15% of a total food bill as a tip. to earn a total of $50 in tips, about how much food would waiter have to sell
Percentages

10/21/14

how to find 65% of 160?

What is the easiest way to find this answer?
Percentages

09/19/14

what percent of 200 does the sum of 36.4, 7.6, and 16 equal

What percent of 200 is the sum of 36.4, 7.6, and 16 equal
Percentages

09/12/14

If mark missed 3 days out of 30 what is his percentage of time he was in class

If someone  missed 3 days of class out of 30 days what is percentage of days he was there? 
Percentages Pharmacy

09/05/14

Prepare a lotion using Aristocort 1% to be mixed with 60 mL of hand lotion to make a 0.5% lotion. What is the weight of Aristocort 1% in the prepared lotion?

1% is 1 part of solute in 100 parts of total solution.
Percentages

09/03/14

Find the interest and final amount of 2,100 for 3years at 5%.

what is the final amount of 2100 for 3years at 5%.
Percentages

08/13/14

102% of 200 is what number?

102% of 200 is what number? 
Percentages

07/05/14

if in the first yr your company made 275,000 the 2nd yr 300,000 the 3rd yr 310,000 what percent has your company grown?

this is a question I had on a test I put 10% I am courious about the answer and howit was calculated
Percentages

06/22/14

As part of his retirement planning, Mr. Barth purchases an annuity that pays 5% compounded quarterly. If the quarterly payment is $6,500, how much will Mr. Bart

as part of his retirement planning, Mr.Barth purchases an annuity that pays 5% compounded quarterly. If the quarterly is 6500, how much will Mr.Bart have saved in 5 years?
Percentages

06/20/14

Cancellation % as it relates to the total size of the group

Group A is 4.9% of total plans, but 7.1% of cancellations.  Group B is 20.1% of total and 15.3% of cancellations, Group C is 10.5% and 26.8% of cancellations, Group D is 64.3% and 25.8% of... more
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05/25/14

A company has 70,000 publication subscribers, 58,000 advertisers, 30,000 telephone services customers, and 18,000 ISP (Internet service provider) customers. The

A company has 70,000 publication subscribers, 58,000 advertisers, 30,000 telephone services customers, and18,000 ISP (Internet service provider) customers. The company had little information about... more
Percentages Algebra Formulas

05/09/14

after giving 10% to her sister, she spend 1/3 of what was left on a book and then gave remaining $72 to a animal shelter. how much did Jenny's sister get

Jenny withdrew all her money from a bank. after giving 10% to her sister, she spend 1/3 of what was left on a book and then gave remaining $72 to a animal shelter. how much did Jenny's sister get
Percentages

03/10/14

how do i split sales tax on a receipt into different categories

I have two categories of spending in one receipt and need to split the total of sales tax accordingly. I need to find out what percent of the sales tax applies to each item I bought. How do I do this? more
Percentages

02/25/14

mean score of 80 and a standard deviation of 5. Percentage of students that scored between 80 and 90?

The scores on a certain math test were normally distributed with a mean score of 80 and a standard deviation of 5.  What percent of the students scored between 80 and 90?
Percentages

01/21/14

Word problem

Kraft makes different types of sliced cheese. According to Calorie Count, the reduced calorie singles have 45 calories. This is 36% fewer calories than the regular American Singles. How many... more

01/20/14

Word problem help plz!

This is purely for me wanting to learn more math, this is not an assignment or test Q, I just want to improve my word problem ability, please help :(   A company currently sells 600 units of the... more
Percentages

01/16/14

What is 9% of22?

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