Percent Applications

# 1 The money in Laura’s savings account is earning interest at the rate of 0.5% per month. If she has $1,450 in the account, how much interest is she earning each month?

# 2 Carlene paid $129 plus 6% sales tax for a guitar. What was the total cost?

# 3 Ms. Jenkins bought a new car for $9,360. She agreed to pay 10% of the cost as a down payment and finance the rest. How much was the down payment?

# 4 All the clothes at Unique Boutique are on sale. The discount is 33% of the regular price. How much would you save on a jacket with a regular price of $59.50?

# 5 A writer earns 8% of total sales dollars as a royalty. If 2,000 copies of his book are sold at $14.95 each, how much money does he make?

# 6 A salesman keeps 20% of his sales as a commission. How much does he have to sell to earn $1,000?

# 7 The regular price of an FX-1 electronic keyboard at Circuit Circus is $200. It is on sale at a 25% discount. What is the sale price?

# 8 Jennifer’s new bike cost $180. Her parents paid 40% of the cost and Jennifer paid the rest. How much did Jennifer pay?

# 9 Tapes-R-Us is having a sale on HQ tape players. The regular price is $60. The discount is $18. What percent discount is this?

# 10 Mr. John Q. Adams was figuring out his federal income tax. His income was $26,800, but he was able to subtract $5,500 in deductions. He paid 15% of the remaining income in tax. How much did he pay?

# 11 Mr. Spoke is a salesman at Pop’s Cycle Shop. Each month he earns $800 plus 7% of his total monthly sales. How much did he earn last month if his sales totaled $9,200?

# 12 Students at Lincoln Middle School sell gift wrap to raise money for student activities. The school keeps 40% of sales. How many dollars worth of gift wrap must be sold to make $1,000?

# 13 Safe Side Bank pays an interest rate of 8% per year on certificate accounts. How much money must be put into an account to earn $60 in one year?

# 14 A financial investment broker earns 4% on each customer dollar invested. If the broker invests $50,000, what is the commission on the investment?

# 15 Charlene bought 4 CDs at the music store. Each cost $14.95. She was charged 5% sales tax on her purchase. What was the total cost of her purchase?

# 16 Annie works for a company that pays a 15% commission on her total sales. If she wants to earn $450 in commissions, how much do her total sales have to be?

# 17 A model car has a list price of $46.20. The model is on sale at 15% off. What is the total cost to the nearest cent after a 4.5% sales tax is added to the sale price?

# 18 An item priced at $776 has a sales tax of $48.50. What is the sales tax rate expressed as a percent?

# 19 Mr. James paid $2552.55 in state income taxes last year. The state income tax rate is 5.95%. What was his income?

#20 What is the total monthly pay if total sales for a month were $34,450, the commission rate is 4.5%, and the weekly base salary is $175?

# 21 Mr. Simms is paid an 8% commission on all sales. She had sales of $89,400 for the month. Ms. Harris works for a different company, and also sold $89,400 for the month but made $447 more than Ms. Simms. What is Ms. Harris’ commission rate?

# 22 Vivian has total monthly sales of $170,000. She earns a commission of 3% and her monthly salary is $1500. What amount does she earn as her commission? What is her pay including commission?

# 23 If the price of a pair of socks is $5.19, and the sales tax is 6%, what is the amount of tax paid?

# 24 A recliner at Big Lots costs $250. The sales tax rate is 6.75%. What is the total cost of the recliner?

# 25 Ken has a monthly sales of $16,000. If he earns a commission of 10%, and has a salary of $1,750 a month, what is his total pay?

# 26 What is the commission on a real-estate sale of $125,000 if the commission rate is 4%?

# 27 If the withholding-tax is 15%, what is the amount withheld on earnings of $1,275?

# 28 Timothy earns $875 each week. What is the amount withheld at a rate of 14%? How much is withheld each year? What is his yearly salary after withholding tax is taken out of his pay?

# 29 Judith earns $860 per week. If $129 is withheld each week, what is the withholding tax rate (%)?

# 30 Connie earns $3,050 each month. If $381.25 is withheld, what is the rate of withholding tax (%)? What is her pay each month after withholding tax? What is her annual pay after withholding tax?