1. A sports store near Big Bear Lake is having a 20% off sale on all water skis. What will the sale price be for water skis which regularly sell for $248?
2. Skis at a sports store near Snow Summit are on sale for $476. If the original price was $560, what discount rate does this represent?
3. The average fine for entering a National Forest Wilderness without a permit increased from $65 to $78. What rate of increase is this?
4. A stereo is marked down $75. If this is a 15% decrease, find the sale price?
5. A pair of snow boots at an equipment store in Big Bear that originally cost $60 is on sale for $36. What is the rate of discount?
6. An employee’s hourly raise went up from $10 per hour to $12 per hour. What is the rate of increase?
7. A math book at the Victor Valley College bookstore originally cost $84 to purchase. If they sell it for $126, what is the markup rate?
8. Bruce’s hourly wage increased from $15.50 to $18.60. What rate of increase does this represent?
9. A stereo system is marked down from $450 to $382.50. What is the discount rate?
10. Rosa received a monthly raise of $162.50. If this represented a 6.5% increase, what is her monthly salary after the raise?
11. A store marks up merchandise 40% for profit. If an item costs the store $12, what is the selling price?
12. Jasmine bought computer which was discounted from $350 to $273. What is the discount rate?
13. The purchase price of an iPad is $650. What is the total price if the sales tax rate is 8%?
14. A managers’ salary at Green Dot increased from $48,000 to $51,360. What is the rate of increase?
15. An employee’s salary increased by $4,500 which represents a 15% raise. What is the employee’s new salary?
16. Yahoo in Sunnyville currently has a staff of 6200 employees. Next month, Yahoo will decrease its staff by 8%. How many people will be employed by Yahoo next month?
17. Darren makes $12 per hour. Next semester, he will be making $14 per hour. What rate of increase does this represent? Round the answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
18. Lowes in Rancho Cucamonga is having a one-day 20% off sale. What will the sale price be for an exterior door which regularly sells for $360?
19. An LCD TV is on sale for 24% off. If the original price was $800, find the sale price.
20. An employee’s salary for Alar Services is $37,500. Next year, she will get an 8% increase in salary. How much is her new salary?
21. A bank tellers’ hourly wage will increase from $24 to $27.60. What percent increase does this represent?
22. Gas prices decreased this week from $4 per gallon to $3.80 per gallon. What rate of decrease does this represent? (Rate is another word for percent.) Answers:
1. $198.40
2. 15%
3. 20%
4. $425
5. 40%
6. 20%
7. 50%
8. 20%
9. 15%
10. $2,662.50
11. $16.80
12. 22%
13. $702
14. 7%
15. $34,500
16. 5704 employees
17. 16.7%
18. $288
19. $608
20. $40,500
21. 15%
22. 5%