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6th Grade Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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6th Grade Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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1.Mia's weekly pay of $280 increases by 10%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $308.00

  1. Increase: 10% of 280 = 28
  2. 280 + 28 = 308.00
  3. (Or: 110% × 280 = 308.00)
2.Find 60% of 380.

Answer: 228

  1. 60% = 0.6
  2. 0.6 × 380 = 228
3.Find 40% of 240.

Answer: 96

  1. 40% = 0.4
  2. 0.4 × 240 = 96
4.Harper's weekly pay of $280 increases by 25%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $350.00

  1. Increase: 25% of 280 = 70
  2. 280 + 70 = 350.00
  3. (Or: 125% × 280 = 350.00)
5.A jacket costs $520. It is reduced by 60% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $208.00

  1. Discount: 60% of 520 = 312
  2. 520 − 312 = 208.00
  3. (Or: 40% × 520 = 208.00)
6.A jacket costs $300. It is reduced by 20% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $240.00

  1. Discount: 20% of 300 = 60
  2. 300 − 60 = 240.00
  3. (Or: 80% × 300 = 240.00)
7.A jacket costs $1080. It is reduced by 30% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $756.00

  1. Discount: 30% of 1080 = 324
  2. 1080 − 324 = 756.00
  3. (Or: 70% × 1080 = 756.00)
8.A jacket costs $960. It is reduced by 15% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $816.00

  1. Discount: 15% of 960 = 144
  2. 960 − 144 = 816.00
  3. (Or: 85% × 960 = 816.00)
9.A jacket costs $260. It is reduced by 90% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $26.00

  1. Discount: 90% of 260 = 234
  2. 260 − 234 = 26.00
  3. (Or: 10% × 260 = 26.00)
10.A jacket costs $420. It is reduced by 90% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $42.00

  1. Discount: 90% of 420 = 378
  2. 420 − 378 = 42.00
  3. (Or: 10% × 420 = 42.00)
11.Find 10% of 680.

Answer: 68

  1. 10% = 0.1
  2. 0.1 × 680 = 68
12.A jacket costs $1100. It is reduced by 25% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $825.00

  1. Discount: 25% of 1100 = 275
  2. 1100 − 275 = 825.00
  3. (Or: 75% × 1100 = 825.00)
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