Percents worksheet with word problems on sale prices, tax rates, and percentage of amounts
1. Percents: A worksheet 12. If an item is on sale for 20% then
which fraction can you multiply the
1. Find 20% of 230 item's cost ($40) by to get the
discount?
2. Find 15% of 600
1 20
A. B.
3. What percent is 3 out of 20? 20 50
1 1
4. What percent is 4 out of 15? C. D.
5 4
5. A growth from 200 to 250 is 13. If George has 20 apples and gives away
what percent of increase? 12, then what percent did he give away?
6. A deduction from 200 to 180 is 14. If Jacob has 30 pears and gives away
what percent of decrease? 9 then what percent did he give away?
7. If Florida sales tax is 6% then
15. If Samantha has 12 oranges and gives
what is the sales tax on an item
away 3 then what percent did she KEEP?
which costs $45.00 before tax?
16. Kamita made $40 an hour and got a raise
8. If Hillsborough County and Florida
and now makes $50 an hour. What is her
tax is 7% combined, then find the
percent of increase?
cost of a $88 item, with tax?
17. Jill's rent was $400 a month but got
9. If an item is on sale for 20% off
decreased to $300 a month. What is the
and its original cost is $49, then
percent of decrease?
find the sale price of the item.
A. 10% B. 25%
10. If an item is on sale for 30% off
C. 33% D. 75%
and its original cost is $290, then
find the cost of the item.
18. If Joe has done 40 out of 45 assignments
in his math class, what percent has he
11. If an item is on sale for 25% then
done?
which fraction can you multiply the
item's cost ($55) by to get the
19. Out of 25 movies, 14 are good, says
discount?
Millie. What percent are good?
1 25
A. B. 20. A bank gives 3% annual interest on
25 55 savings accounts. If Joline puts $200
1 1 in the savings account, then how much
C. D.
5 4 money will be in her account after TWO
years?