Deck 6: Percent

Question 1

First use front end rounding to round each number and estimate the answer. Then find the exact answer.

Answer 1

We wish to find here the exact and estimated difference of decimal number from .
Estimate: Exact: Therefore the estimated difference is and exact difference is .

Question 2

How many semesters and how many courses will it take you to finish the requirements for an Associate of Arts degree

Answer 2

Consider the expression provided in the text book.
To complete an associative of arts degree:
Since, the scholarship is as follow: of of next Then, the scholarship money will be calculated as follow: Then the total semesters is calculated as follow: Hence, the total semesters are 75.
The total number of courses is calculated as follow:
Since, one course takes 3 semester hour to complete.
Therefore, Hence, the total courses are 225.

Question 3

Write each percent as a decimal and each decimal as a percent.
35%

Answer 3

To write percent as a decimal we follow the two steps:
Step 1: Drop the percent sign.
Step 2: Divide by 100 by moving decimal point two places to the left.
Here we wish to convert as a decimal.
Therefore

Question 4

Write each percent as a decimal and each decimal as a percent.
65%

Question 5

First use front end rounding to round each number and estimate the answer. Then find the exact answer.

Question 6

What is the total cost to complete the Associate of Arts degree for ( a ) books and ( b ) tuition and fees

Question 7

Write each percent as a decimal and each decimal as a percent.
150%

Question 8

Write each percent as a decimal and each decimal as a percent.
0.8

Question 9

First use front end rounding to round each number and estimate the answer. Then find the exact answer.

Question 10

Calculate the total cost for enrollment fees, parking fees, and books to complete the Associate of Arts degree (5 semesters). ( b ) What is the maximum tax incentive payable to you under the Hope Scholarship

Question 11

Write each percent as a decimal and each decimal as a percent.
99.44%

Question 12

Write each percent as a decimal and each decimal as a percent.
1.75

Question 13

First use front end rounding to round each number and estimate the answer. Then find the exact answer.

Question 14

Write each percent as a decimal and each decimal as a percent.
0.085%

Question 15

Write each percent as a decimal and each decimal as a percent.
0.875

Question 16

First use front end rounding to round each number and estimate the answer. Then find the exact answer.

Question 17

Write each percent as a decimal and each decimal as a percent.
3.15

Question 18

Write each percent as a decimal and each decimal as a percent.
300%

Question 19

First use front end rounding to round each number and estimate the answer. Then find the exact answer.

Question 20

Write each percent as a decimal and each decimal as a percent.
0.02

Question 21

Write each percent as a decimal and each decimal as a percent.
2%

Question 22

Use the order of operations to simplify each expression.

Question 23

Write each percent as a decimal and each decimal as a percent.
0.875

Question 24

Write each percent as a fraction in lowest terms.
12.5%

Question 25

Use the order of operations to simplify each expression.

Question 26

Write each percent as a decimal and each decimal as a percent.
0.002

Question 27

Write each percent as a fraction in lowest terms.
0.25%

Question 28

Use the order of operations to simplify each expression.

Question 29

Write each percent as a fraction or mixed number in lowest terms and each fraction as a percent.
15%

Question 30

Write each fraction or mixed number as a percent.

Question 31

Round each number.
7,583,281 to the nearest hundred-thousand

Question 32

Write each percent as a fraction or mixed number in lowest terms and each fraction as a percent.
37.5%

Question 33

Write each fraction or mixed number as a percent.

Question 34

Round each number.
$513.499 to the nearest dollar

Question 35

Write each percent as a fraction or mixed number in lowest terms and each fraction as a percent.
175%

Question 36

Write each fraction or mixed number as a percent.

Question 37

Round each number.
$362.735 to the nearest cent

Question 38

Write each percent as a fraction or mixed number in lowest terms and each fraction as a percent.
0.25%

Question 39

Solve each problem.
32 sacks is 4% of what number of sacks

Question 40

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide as indicated. Write answers in lowest terms and as whole or mixed numbers when possible.

Question 41

Question 42

Solve each problem.
$680 is what percent of $3400

Question 43

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide as indicated. Write answers in lowest terms and as whole or mixed numbers when possible.

Question 44

Write each percent as a fraction or mixed number in lowest terms and each fraction as a percent.

Question 45

Solve each problem.
There are still 100,000 households in the United States that do not have electricity. If this is 0.08% of the homes, find the total number of households. ( Source: Time magazine.)

Question 46

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide as indicated. Write answers in lowest terms and as whole or mixed numbers when possible.

Question 47

Write each percent as a fraction or mixed number in lowest terms and each fraction as a percent.

Question 48

Solve each problem.
The price of a diamond engagement ring is $3240 plus sales tax of 6 %. Find the total cost of the engagement ring including sales tax.

Question 49

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide as indicated. Write answers in lowest terms and as whole or mixed numbers when possible.

Question 50

Write each percent as a fraction or mixed number in lowest terms and each fraction as a percent.

Question 51

Solve each problem.
An insurance company pays its salespeople on commission. If a commission of $628 is earned on insurance sales of $7850, find the rate of commission.

Question 52

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide as indicated. Write answers in lowest terms and as whole or mixed numbers when possible.
The size of a prison cell at Alcatraz Prison in the San Francisco Bay is 5 feet by 9 feet. The average size of a shark cage is 5 feet by 6 feet. How many more square feet are there in the floor of the prison cell than the shark cage ( Source: Discovery Channel, Monster Garage Factoid.)

Question 53

Complete this chart.

Question 54

Solve each problem.
Attendance at the homecoming game decreased from 5760 fans last year to 4320 fans this year. Find the percent of decrease.

Question 55

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide as indicated. Write answers in lowest terms andas whole or mixed numbers when possible.
To prepare for the state real estate exam, Mia Dawson studied 5 hours on the first day, 6 hours on the second day, 3 hours on the third day, and 7 hours on the fourth day. How many hours did she study altogether

Question 56

Complete this chart.

Question 57

Solve each problem.
A problem includes last year's salary, this year's salary, and asks for the percent of increase. Explain how you would identify the part, the whole, and the percent in the problem. Show the percent proportion that you would use.

Question 58

Write or to make each statement true.

Question 59

Complete this chart.

Question 60

Solve each problem.
Write the formula used to find interest. Explain the difference in what to do if the time is expressed in months or in years. Write a problem that involves finding interest for 9 months and another problem that involves finding interest for 2 years. Use your own numbers for the principal and the rate. Show how to solve your problems.

Question 61

Write or to make each statement true.

Question 62

Complete this chart.

Question 63

Find the amount of discount and the sale price.
Original Price Rate of Discount Amount of Discount Sale Price
$96 12% _________ ________

Question 64

Write or to make each statement true.

Question 65

Complete this chart.

Question 66

Find the amount of discount and the sale price.
Original Price Rate of Discount Amount of Discount Sale Price
$280 32.5% _________ ________

Question 67

Simplify each expression. Use the order of operations as needed.

Question 68

Complete this chart.

Question 69

Find the simple interest on each loan.
Principal Rate Time Simple Interest
$4200 6% 1 years _____________

Question 70

Simplify each expression. Use the order of operations as needed.

Question 71

Find the unknown value in the percent proportionpart/whole = percent/100.
part = 25, percent = 10

Question 72

Find the simple interest on each loan.
Principal Rate Time Simple Interest
$6400 9% 4 months _____________

Question 73

Simplify each expression. Use the order of operations as needed.

Question 74

Find the unknown value in the percent proportionpart/whole = percent/100.
whole = 480, percent = 5

Question 75

Find the simple interest on each loan.
Sita Lalchandani takes out a short-term loan of $19,200 to pay for her daughter's medical school expenses. The interest rate on the loan is 7%, and the loan is for 15 months. Find the total amount needed to repay the loan.

Question 76

Write each fraction as a decimal. Round to the nearest thousandth if necessary.

Question 77

Identify each component and then set up each problem using the percent proportion part/whole = percent/100. Do not try to solve for the unknown value.
35% of 820 mailboxes is 287 mailboxes.

Question 78

Find the simple interest on each loan.
The River City School PTA Emergency Fund deposited $4000 at 6% interest compounded annually. Two years after the first deposit, they deposit another $5000, also at 6% interest compounded annually. Use the compound interest table.
(a) What total amount will they have 4 years after their first deposit Round to the nearest dollar.
(b) What amount of interest will they have earned

Question 79

Write each fraction as a decimal. Round to the nearest thousandth if necessary.

Question 80

Identify each component and then set up each problem using the percent proportion part/whole = percent/100. Do not try to solve for the unknown value.
73 DVDs is what percent of 90 DVDs