Percents & Proportions ~ Real-World Task Cards

Percents & Proportions ~ Real-World Task Cards

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{24 Task Cards for sales tax, tips, commissions, percent increase and decrease, markups, amount of discount and discounted price, and percent error}

Common Core Aligned MCC7.RP

1. Ava bought snacks

for $1.49, .89?, and $2.25. She paid 6% sales tax. How much did Ava spend in all?

2. Your family ate a delicious

meal at The House of Chicken. The meal itself cost $47.25. A tip of 20% was left for the waitress. How much did your family spend in total?

3. Jim bought a new

bicycle for $129. If the sales tax is 8%, how much did Jim pay in sales tax? What was the total cost?

4. Austin makes a

commission of 20% on his sales each week. Last week, his sales were $520. How much was Austin's commission?

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5. Calvin left a 15% tip for a $9.42 meal. How much did Calvin pay for the meal and the tip together?

6. Tara's meal cost $8.60.

She had to pay sales tax of 6%. Then she left a 10% tip based off the new total. What did she spend altogether?

7. For every $890 lawn

mower Kelly sells, she gets a commission of $178. What percentage is Kelly's commission?

8. Nrs. Lopez found a dining table on sale for 45% off. If the original price was $1,250, how much did she save?

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9. XYZ Toys makes a Feed-

Ne Baby Doll for $10.40. They mark up the cost by 55%. What is the selling price for the Feed-Ne Baby Doll?

10.Shun bought an NP3

player that usually sells for $68 at a discount of 15%. How much was the discount? What did Shun pay for the discounted NP3 player?

11.Last week, the Lions scored 52 points. This week, they scored 42 points. What is the percent decrease in the Lions' scores?

12. Kia thinks she can make her new product for $5.80. She plans to sell them for $12. What is her percent markup?

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13.Zack had 20 people

show up for his first exercise class. He had 36 come to his second class. What is the percent increase?

14. Leo purchased items that

cost $41.20, $13.90, $5.50, and $26.30. If his items total more than $80, the store will give him a 50% discount. Does Leo qualify for the discount? If so, what is his cost before tax?

15. Hunter thought he had 400 baseball cards, but he actually had 620. Calculate Hunter's percent error?

16. Latisha purchased a pair

of jeans for $35. She had a 10% off coupon. How much was the discount? She had to pay 7% sales tax. What was her final price for the jeans?

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