AlgebraLab

Algebra I Exercises: Problem Solving Using Percents

By B Horn

Directions and/or Common Information:

Solve each percent problem.

What is 36% of 25?

What percent of 20 is 3?

What is 80% of 60 trees?

6 feet is 24% of how many feet?

18 is what percent of 75?

22% of 50 gallons is what?

What percent of 100 is 17.9347?

What number is 12% of 8000?

What number is 12% of 800?

What number is 12% of 8?

Directions and/or Common Information:

Find the markup percent for each item. Round your answer to the nearest percent.

The wholesale cost of a pen is 1.32andtheretailpriceofthepenis1.32 and the retail price of the pen is 3.78.

The retail price of a laptop computer is 980andthewholesalepriceis980 and the wholesale price is 612.

There is a T-shirt in the mall selling for 22.00anditonlycostthemanufacturer22.00 and it only cost the manufacturer 2.28 to make it.

The wholesale price of a notebook is 0.77andtheretailpriceis0.77 and the retail price is 1.27.