Percentage Word Problems
1Of the 800 students at a school, 600 attend a field trip. What is percentage of students who did not remain at the school?
2When purchasing a vehicle priced at $8,800, the sales clerk awards a discount of 7.5%. How much will the final cost of the vehicle be?
3The price of a computer is $1,200. How much will a customer need to pay in total if the tax is 16%?
4If a monitor is priced at $450 and the store manager awards a discounted of 8%, how much will the costumer pay?
5An item is sold for 15% more than it cost the retailer to acquire the item. If it was sold to the retailer for $80, determine the price that the customer paid.
6What is the price that a retailer has to charge on an item acquired for $180 in order to make a profit of 10%?
7What is the sale price that a retailer has to put on an article originally priced at $280 to reduce it by 12% for an upcoming sale?
8An object is sold during a "20% off" sale. Find the sale price of that item if its orginal price was $150.
1
Of the 800 students at a school, 600 attend a field trip. What is percentage of students who did not remain at the school?
2
When purchasing a vehicle priced at $8,800, the sales clerk awards a discount of 7.5%. How much will the final cost of the vehicle be?
100 − 7.5 = 92.5
3
The price of a computer is $1,200. How much will a customer need to pay in total if the tax is 16%?
4
If a monitor is priced at $450 and the store manager awards a discounted of 8%, how much will the costumer pay?
5
An item is sold for 15% more than it cost the retailer to acquire the item. If it was sold to the retailer for $80, determine the price that the customer paid.
6
What is the price that a retailer has to charge on an item acquired for $180 in order to make a profit of 10%?
7
What is the sale price that a retailer has to put on an article originally priced at $280 to reduce it by 12% for an upcoming sale?
8
An object is sold during a "20% off" sale. Find the sale price of that item if its orginal price was $150.
