Percent Problems in Real Life — 7th Grade

Percent Problems in Real Life — 7th Grade

1. If a meal costs $50 and the tip is 20%, the tip amount is _____ dollars.
2. A jacket originally costs $80 and is on sale for $60. The percent decrease in price is _____%.
3. If you earn $200 in interest on a $1000 investment at a rate of 5% for 4 years, the formula I = Prt shows _____ is the rate.
4. A student estimates the length of a table to be 2 meters but the actual length is 2.5 meters. The percent error is _____%.
5. If a pair of shoes is marked up by 30% from an original price of $50, the new price is _____ dollars.
6. To find 15% of a quantity, you multiply the quantity by _____ in decimal form.
7. If a product is marked down from $40 to $30, the percent decrease is _____%.
8. When calculating simple interest, if P is the principal, r is the rate, and t is the time, then the formula is I = _____ .
9. If you estimate the cost of a laptop to be $800 but it actually costs $720, the percent error in your estimate is _____%.
10. If a service charge of 15% is added to a $200 bill, the total bill after the charge is _____ dollars.
11. The price of a bicycle increased from $150 to $180. The percent increase is _____%.
12. If a commission is 10% on a sale of $500, the commission earned is _____ dollars.