Worksheet #4 Problems with Percent
Worksheet #4 Problems with Percent
- Noah bought 11 white, 9 yellow, and 7 blue daisies for his grandmother. What percent of the daisies were white?, yellow? and blue?
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- The Investors Group Field (home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers) has 33, 422 seats. How many people were at the game if 85% of the seats were full?
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- Carson loves to go to his cabin and go fishing. One weekend he caught 5 Walleye, 4 Perch, and 6 Pike. (those are names of common fish in Manitoba). What percent of the fish were Walleye?
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- There are 61 days in May and June combined. If you go to school for 75% of those days, how many days of school are left?
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- Chelsea has a part-time job at a jewellery kiosk in the mall. She receives a 10% commission of the sales she makes. Last month, she worked 8 hours and sold $1478.00 worth of jewellery. How much money did she make?
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- Rachel S. loves to eat Sushi. The other day Rachel and her family went to their favourite sushi restaurant. The bill was $145.98. They left a 21% tip. How much was the tip? How much did they pay in total?
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- David went to Sports Check and purchased a soccer ball with a price tag of 26.65. He has to pay 13% sales tax (PST 8%, GST 5%). How much did he pay for the soccer ball?
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- Danica went shopping at her favourite clothing store, because there was a 25% of sale happening. The outfit she bought cost $87.95. How much did she pay for the outfit? How much did she save? (clothing no sales tax)
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- Ben and Theo love baseball and decided to work in Sophie’s Baseball Factory. Last year, the sales of baseballs were wonderful, so Sophie has decided to reward all her employees with a 9% wage increase. Ben was earning $9.75 per hour amd Theo $10.50 per hour. What will their new hourly wages be?
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- There’s a big sale on at Woodcock Cycle with 27% off everything and no taxes!. Walker picked out a bike with an original cost of $ 689.99 and a new helmet with a cost of $56.15. How much did he save? (i.e. what was the discount?) How much did he pay after the discount?
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- Shae has a wonderful dog named Woody. He wants to buy him the following items: new bed: $35.95, bag of toys: $14.98, bag of dog food $23.85. He has to pay tax (8% PST and 5% GST). How much were the taxes? How much did he pay in total?
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- Stefanie has a part-time job at the same jewellery kiosk as Chelsea and receives a 10% a commission of the sales she makes during the hours she works. Last month, she worked 12 hours and sold $995.00 worth of jewellery. Jenna works at the neighbourhood bakery and earns $9.00 per hour. She also worked 12 hours last month. Which of the two girls earned more money last month?
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- Arazwas excited about the fantastic deal he got on a new skateboard at the Green Apple Skateboard Shop. The board he bought was discounted 40% off the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $200.00. Araz’s friendbought the same board at Boarders Anonymous for $119.75. Who found the better deal?
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Olivia and Ava go to Moxies for dinner after shopping at Polo Park Mall. Olivia’s meal cost $18.85, andAvas’s cost $21.84. Ava’s mom is paying for the meals so there is only one bill. If they leave a 15% tip, how much money would that be? What was the total cost of the meal?
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- Petland is having a big 45% off everything sale and no taxes! Rachel M. bought the following items: Guinea pig $14.65, cage $68, 2 bags of food each $5.56. How much did she save? How much was her total cost after the discount?
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- Katie owns a hotel with 43 rooms. From Monday to Thursday, the hotel is 30% full. From Friday to Sunday, the hotel is 85% full. How many rooms does the hotel rent each week?
Extension (everyone could try them all!!!)
- Write as a decimal and percent
= =
3 = 8 =
- Shae owns a fabulous 312 room hotel with several water slides and everyone has free Wi-Fi. Generally 65% of the rooms are full on days Monday – Thursday; 98% of the rooms are full on Fridays- Sunday.
a. How many rooms does he rent each week?
b. If he makes a profit of $ 24.55 for each room he rents, how much profit does he make in one week?
12. Tower of Hanoi
Object of the game is to move all the disks over to Tower 3 (with your mouse).
But you cannot place a larger disk onto a smaller disk.
If you get the 3 disk puzzle, try with four, five, six or more disks!