JORDAN EARNED $1500 COMMISSION LAST WEEK, ON A COMMISSION RATE OF 12%. WHAT WERE HIS TOTAL SALES FOR THE WEEK? 1. Commission % —————— = —— Sales 100 Part % —————— = —— Whole 100

A REAL-ESTATE RECEIVES A 3% COMMISSION ON SELLING A HOUSE. FIND THE COMMISSION THE AGENT RECEIVED FOR SELLING A HOME VALUED AT $131, Commission % —————— = —— Sales 100 Part % —————— = —— Whole 100

3. BRADLEY RECEIVES A COMMISSION OF $296 ON SALES OF $3700. FIND HIS COMMISSION RATE. Commission % —————— = —— Sales 100 Part % —————— = —— Whole 100

4. KAYISHA EARNS A SALARY OF $250 A WEEK PLUS 3% COMMISSION OVER SALES OF $2,000. SHE SOLD $17,500 IN MERCHANDISE LAST WEEK. HOW MUCH MONEY DID SHE EARN? Commission % —————— = —— Sales 100 DON’T FORGET KAYISHA’S SALARY AND SALES OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT! Part % —————— = —— Whole 100

BARNEY WORKS AS AN INSURANCE AGENT. HE RECEIVES A 40% COMMISSION OF THE 1ST YEAR’S PREMIUM. FIND BARNEY’S COMMISSION FOR SELLING A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY WITH A 1ST YEAR PREMIUM OF $ Commission % —————— = —— Sales 100 Part % —————— = —— Whole 100

6. A REAL ESTATE AGENT EARNS COMMISSION ON A SLIDING SCALE, AS FOLLOWS: 6% OF THE FIRST $30,000, 4% ON THE NEXT $70,000, 1 1/2% OF THE REMAINDER OF THE SALES PRICE. FIND THE COMMISSION EARNED ON A HOUSE THAT SOLD FOR $260,000. Commission % —————— = —— Sales 100 BE CAREFUL! YOU NEED 3 PROPORTIONS AND TO ADD THEM TOGETHER!

7. THE UNC PEMBROKE BOOKSTORE IS GIVING A DISCOUNT OF $8 ON CALCULATORS THAT NORMALLY SELL FOR $24. WHAT IS THE DISCOUNT RATE? DISCOUNT % —————— = —— ORIGINAL 100

8. CHAVIS APPLIANCES IS SELLING ITS $450 WASHING MACHINE FOR 15% OFF THE REGULAR DISCOUNT PRICE. WHAT IS THE DISCOUNT? WHAT IS THE SALE PRICE? DISCOUNT % —————— = —— ORIGINAL 100 ORIGINAL -DISCOUNT SALES PRICE

9. SMITH SERVICE GAS STATION HAS ITS REGULARLY PRICED $45 TUNE-UP ON SALE FOR 16% OFF THE REGULAR PRICE. WHAT IS THE DISCOUNT? WHAT IS THE SALE PRICE? DISCOUNT % —————— = —— ORIGINAL 100 ORIGINAL -DISCOUNT SALES PRICE

10. AN OUTDOOR SUPPLY STORE HAS ITS REGULARLY PRICED $160 SLEEPING BAGS ON SALE FOR $120. WHAT IS THE PERCENT OF DECREASE? AMT CHANGE % —————— = —— ORIGINAL 100

11. A NEW BRIDGE REDUCED THE NORMAL 45- MINUTE TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN TWO CITIES BY 18 MINUTES. WHAT PERCENT DECREASE DOES THIS REPRESENT? AMT CHANGE % —————— = —— ORIGINAL 100

12. IN 1924, THE NUMBER OF EVENTS IN THE WINTER OLYMPICS WAS 14. THE 2002 WINTER OLYMPICS IN SALT LAKE CITY INCLUDED 78 MEDAL EVENTS. FIND THE PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF EVENTS IN THE WINTER OLYMPICS FROM 1924 TO AMT CHANGE % —————— = —— ORIGINAL 100

13. THE VALUE OF A $3000 INVESTMENT INCREASED $750. WHAT PERCENT INCREASE DOES THIS REPRESENT? AMT CHANGE % —————— = —— ORIGINAL 100

14. AN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER INCREASED THE AVERAGE MILEAGE ON A CAR FROM 17.5 MILES PER GALLON TO 18.2 MILES PER GALLON. FIND THE PERCENT INCREASE IN MILEAGE. AMT CHANGE % —————— = —— ORIGINAL 100

THE PRICE OF A NEW MODEL CAMERA DROPPED FROM $500 TO $396 IN 10 MONTHS. WHAT PERCENT DECREASE DOES THIS REPRESENT? AMT CHANGE % —————— = —— ORIGINAL

A SALES TAX OF 6% OF THE COST OF A CAR WAS ADDED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF $19,500. HOW MUCH WAS THE SALES TAX AND HOW MUCH DID THE CAR COST? TAX % ———— = —— PRICE PRICE OF CAR + SALES TAX TOTAL COST

AT A DEPARTMENT STORE, YOU PURCHASE TWO ITEMS, ONE FOR $129 AND THE OTHER FOR $99. THE CASH REGISTER AUTOMATICALLY ADDS THE SALES TAX AND DISPLAYS THE TOTAL, $ WHAT IS THE SALES TAX RATE EXPRESSED AS A PERCENT? TAX % ———— = —— TOTAL Hint: ADD PRICE OF TWO ITEMS AND SUBTRACT FROM TOTAL TO GET THE TAX!

CHICKENS —————— = ————— EGGS EGGS IN A SHIPMENT OF 400 PARTS, 14 ARE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. HOW MANY DEFECTIVE PARTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED IN A SHIPMENT OF 1000? 18.

TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF DEER IN A FOREST, A FOREST RANGER TAGS 280 AND RELEASES THEM BACK INTO THE FOREST. LATER, 405 DEER ARE CAUGHT, OUT OF WHICH 45 OF THEM ARE TAGGED. ESTIMATE HOW MANY DEER ARE IN THE FOREST. CHICKENS —————— = ————— EGGS EGGS 19.

JOSEPH DRIVES 125 MILES IN 2 1/2 HOURS. AT THE SAME RATE, HOW FAR WILL HE BE ABLE TO TRAVEL IN 6 HOURS? CHICKENS —————— = ————— EGGS EGGS 20.

A WORKER CAN COMPLETE THE ASSEMBLY OF 15 TAPE PLAYERS IN 6 HOURS. AT THIS RATE, HOW MANY CAN THE WORKER COMPLETE IN A 40-HOUR WEEK? CHICKENS —————— = ————— EGGS EGGS 21.

THE SCALE ON A MAP IS 1/4 INCH TO 6 MILES. FIND THE ACTUAL DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO TOWNS FOR WHICH THE DISTANCE IS REPRESENTED BY 28 INCHES ON THE MAP. CHICKENS —————— = ————— EGGS EGGS 22.

CHICKENS —————— = ————— EGGS EGGS A YARD OF FABRIC COSTS $ HOW MUCH WILL 2 FEET COST? BE CAREFUL! LET’S SEE WHO PAYS ATTENTION! 23.

CHICKENS —————— = ————— EGGS EGGS A SNOWSTORM DUMPED 18 INCHES OF SNOW IN A 12-HOUR PERIOD. HOW MANY INCHES WERE FALLING PER HOUR? 24.

THE RATIO OF THE HEIGHT TO THE WIDTH OF A PACKAGING LABEL IS 5 TO 19. IF THE HEIGHT OF THE LABEL IS 3.5 INCHES, WHAT IS THE WIDTH? CHICKENS —————— = ————— EGGS EGGS 25.

A RECIPE FOR COOKIES CALLS FOR 7 1/2 CUPS OF FLOUR. IF THE RECIPE IS FOR 3 DOZEN COOKIES, HOW MUCH FLOUR IS NEEDED FOR 9 DOZEN COOKIES? CHICKENS —————— = ————— EGGS EGGS 26.

ON A MAP, THE LENGTH OF A NATURE- CENTER TRAIL IS 119 CENTIMETERS. IF THE SCALE IS 1 CENTIMETER TO 15 KILOMETERS, WHAT IS THE ACTUAL LENGTH OF THE TRAIL? CHICKENS —————— = ————— EGGS EGGS 27.

FOOD PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE 6.5% IN THE NEXT YEAR. IF THIS HAPPENS, HOW MUCH WILL A BASKET OF GROCERIES THAT COSTS $175 TODAY COST IN ONE YEAR'S TIME? 28. Part % —————— = —— Whole 100 DON’T FORGET TO ADD THE INCREASE BACK

OUT OF A BATCH OF 560 MOTHERBOARDS, 14 FAILED TO PASS INSPECTION. WHAT PERCENTAGE FAILED TO PASS INSPECTION? 29. Part % —————— = —— Whole 100

A DOG HAS A LITTER OF 3 MALE PUPS AND 4 FEMALE PUPS. WHAT WAS THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH SEX? MALE % ———— = —— TOTAL 100 FEMALE % ———— = —— TOTAL

TO ADVERTISE A NEW CHOCOLATE BAR, A CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURER ADVERTISES 25% MORE, FOR FREE! IF THE STANDARD CHOCOLATE BAR IS 50 GRAMS, WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE NEW BAR? AMT CHANGE % —————— = —— ORIGINAL

SHELLEY BOUGHT A DRESS ON 40% DISCOUNT, AND SAVED A MASSIVE $60. HOW MUCH DID THE DRESS COST ORIGINALLY? HOW MUCH DID SHE PAY FOR IT? 32.

I BOUGHT A MOTORBIKE FROM A FRIEND FOR $2000. I SOLD IT TO ANOTHER FRIEND FOR $2500. SHE DECIDED SHE DIDN'T WANT IT, SO I BOUGHT IT BACK FROM HER FOR $2200. I SOLD IT TO ANOTHER FRIEND FOR $2000, SINCE HE WAS DESPERATELY IN NEED OF TRANSPORT, AND THAT WAS ALL THAT HE COULD AFFORD. WHAT WAS MY TOTAL PROFIT OR LOSS ON ALL OF THESE TRANSACTIONS? WOW! 3 DIFFERENT PROPORTIONS TO FIND THE ANSWER!!! 33.

A FARMER CLAIMS THAT A NEW MILKING PROCESS EXTRACTS 8% MORE MILK FROM EACH COW. IF THE NEW MILKING PROCESS GETS AN AVERAGE OF 7.2 LITRES PER COW, WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE OF THE ORIGINAL PROCESS? 34.

BOWSER'S PHOTOSTORE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE THEIR STANDARD PHOTOGRAPH FROM A 4" BY 6" TO A 5" BY 7". THEY WANT TO ADVERTISE THIS AS FOLLOWS: ________% LARGER PHOTOGRAPHS AT NO EXTRA COST! WHAT IS THE MISSING NUMBER? AMT CHANGE % —————— = —— ORIGINAL 100 AMT CHANGE % —————— = —— ORIGINAL

YOU OWN A BLOCK OF FLATS. YOU ESTIMATE THAT IF YOU RAISE THE RENT BY 5%, YOU WILL EARN AN EXTRA $32 PER WEEK. HOW MUCH IS THE TOTAL WEEKLY RENT AT PRESENT ? 36.

feet x 6 ft 2 feet CHICKENS —————— = ————— EGGS EGGS

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WHAT ARE THE UNKNOWN VALUES ON THESE TRIANGLES? 16 m 20 m x m 4 m 3 m y m 39. HINT: Find x AND THEN FIND y. CHICKENS —————— = ————— EGGS EGGS

4 feet 8 feet 12 feet x feet 40. CHICKENS —————— = ————— EGGS EGGS

SUPPOSE YOU BOUGHT SOMETHING THAT WAS PRICED AT $6.95, AND THE TOTAL BILL WAS $7.61. WHAT IS THE SALES TAX RATE IN THIS CITY? (ROUND ANSWER TO ONE DECIMAL PLACE.) 41. DIFFERENCE % —————— = ——— ORIGINAL AMT 100

A FUND RAISER HAS RAISED $3460 (PART OF FULL AMOUNT). THE GOAL IS TO RAISE $5000 (FULL AMOUNT). WHAT PERCENT (%) OF THE GOAL HAS BEEN RAISED? 42. PART % —————— = ——— WHOLE 100

43. THE MANAGER OF A FURNITURE STORE USES A MARKUP RATE OF 45% ON ALL ITEMS.THE SELLING PRICE OF A CHAIR IS $232. FIND THE COST OF THE CHAIR OR THE COST BEFORE MARKUP. PART % —————— = ——— WHOLE 100

Kelsey made a scale drawing of the school playground. The playground has a triangular-shaped sandbox that measures 18 feet on each side. 44. Kelsey used the scale 1/2 in. = 1 1/2 ft. What is the length of each side of Kelsey's sandbox in her scale drawing? a. 6 in. b. 9 in. c. 10 1/2 in. d. 13 1/2 in.

Jason created a drawing of his bedroom using the scale of 1/2 in. = 2 ft. 45. Based on the dimensions of the drawing, what is the actual length of side x in Jason's bedroom? a. 10 ft b. 20 ft c. 25 ft d. 40 ft

Jan wants to know how tall the flagpole is at her school. Beside the flagpole is a 5-foot-tall tree that has a shadow measuring 3 feet long. If the flagpole has a 12-foot-long shadow, how tall is the flagpole? 46. a. 7 feet b. 8 feet c. 17 feet d. 20 feet

The Sears Tower, shown in a scaled drawing below, is the tallest building in North America. 47. Based on the drawing, about how tall is the Sears Tower? a. 1,200 ft b. 1,300 ft c. 1,450 ft d. 1,600 ft

Jason created a drawing of his bedroom using the scale of 1/2 in. = 2 ft. 48. Based on the dimensions of the drawing, what is the actual length of side x in Jason's bedroom? a. 10 ft b. 20 ft c. 25 ft d. 40 ft