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8th Grade Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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8th Grade Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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1.Grace's weekly pay of $290 increases by 4%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $301.60

  1. Increase: 4% of 290 = 11.6
  2. 290 + 11.6 = 301.60
  3. (Or: 104% × 290 = 301.60)
2.A jacket costs $450. It is reduced by 12% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $396.00

  1. Discount: 12% of 450 = 54
  2. 450 − 54 = 396.00
  3. (Or: 88% × 450 = 396.00)
3.Aisha's weekly pay of $420 increases by 85%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $777.00

  1. Increase: 85% of 420 = 357
  2. 420 + 357 = 777.00
  3. (Or: 185% × 420 = 777.00)
4.Find 22% of 520.

Answer: 114.4

  1. 22% = 0.22
  2. 0.22 × 520 = 114.4
5.A jacket costs $80. It is reduced by 12% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $70.40

  1. Discount: 12% of 80 = 9.6
  2. 80 − 9.6 = 70.40
  3. (Or: 88% × 80 = 70.40)
6.Find 85% of 210.

Answer: 178.5

  1. 85% = 0.85
  2. 0.85 × 210 = 178.5
7.A jacket costs $210. It is reduced by 18% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $172.20

  1. Discount: 18% of 210 = 37.8
  2. 210 − 37.8 = 172.20
  3. (Or: 82% × 210 = 172.20)
8.A jacket costs $480. It is reduced by 45% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $264.00

  1. Discount: 45% of 480 = 216
  2. 480 − 216 = 264.00
  3. (Or: 55% × 480 = 264.00)
9.A jacket costs $100. It is reduced by 22% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $78.00

  1. Discount: 22% of 100 = 22
  2. 100 − 22 = 78.00
  3. (Or: 78% × 100 = 78.00)
10.A jacket costs $570. It is reduced by 12% in a sale. What is the sale price?

Answer: $501.60

  1. Discount: 12% of 570 = 68.4
  2. 570 − 68.4 = 501.60
  3. (Or: 88% × 570 = 501.60)
11.Find 12% of 500.

Answer: 60

  1. 12% = 0.12
  2. 0.12 × 500 = 60
12.Zoe's weekly pay of $410 increases by 7%. What is the new weekly pay?

Answer: $438.70

  1. Increase: 7% of 410 = 28.7
  2. 410 + 28.7 = 438.70
  3. (Or: 107% × 410 = 438.70)
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