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Find the amount of mark-up and the list price.

Jim’s music store bought a guitar at original cost $1,200. Jim marked the price up 50%.

$600 $1,800

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Find the amount of mark-up and the list price.

The Auto Resale Store bought Pablo’s Toyota for $8,500. They marked the price up 35%.

$2,975 $11,475

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Key concepts

  • Percent Increase To find the percent increase:
    1. Find the amount of increase. increase = new amount original amount
    2. Find the percent increase. Increase is what percent of the original amount?
  • Percent Decrease To find the percent decrease:
    1. Find the amount of decrease. decrease = original amount new amount
    2. Find the percent decrease. Decrease is what percent of the original amount?
  • Simple Interest If an amount of money, P , called the principal, is invested for a period of t years at an annual interest rate r , the amount of interest, I, earned is
    I = P r t where I = interest P = principal r = rate t = time
  • Discount
    • amount of discount is discount rate · original price
    • sale price is original price – discount
  • Mark-up
    • amount of mark-up is mark-up rate · original cost
    • list price is original cost + mark up

Practice makes perfect

Translate and Solve Basic Percent Equations

In the following exercises, translate and solve.

What number is 45% of 120?

54

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What number is 65% of 100?

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What number is 24% of 112?

26.88

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What number is 36% of 124?

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250% of 65 is what number?

162.5

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150% of 90 is what number?

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800% of 2250 is what number?

18,000

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600% of 1740 is what number?

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28 is 25% of what number?

112

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36 is 25% of what number?

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81 is 75% of what number?

108

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93 is 75% of what number?

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8.2% of what number is $2.87?

$35

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6.4% of what number is $2.88?

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11.5% of what number is $108.10?

$940

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12.3% of what number is $92.25?

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What percent of 260 is 78?

30%

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What percent of 215 is 86?

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What percent of 1500 is 540?

36%

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What percent of 1800 is 846?

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30 is what percent of 20?

150%

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50 is what percent of 40?

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840 is what percent of 480?

175%

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790 is what percent of 395?

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Solve Percent Applications

In the following exercises, solve.

Geneva treated her parents to dinner at their favorite restaurant. The bill was $74.25. Geneva wants to leave 16% of the total bill as a tip. How much should the tip be?

$11.88

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When Hiro and his co-workers had lunch at a restaurant near their work, the bill was $90.50. They want to leave 18% of the total bill as a tip. How much should the tip be?

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Trong has 12% of each paycheck automatically deposited to his savings account. His last paycheck was $2165. How much money was deposited to Trong’s savings account?

$259.80

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Cherise deposits 8% of each paycheck into her retirement account. Her last paycheck was $1,485. How much did Cherise deposit into her retirement account?

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One serving of oatmeal has eight grams of fiber, which is 33% of the recommended daily amount. What is the total recommended daily amount of fiber?

24.2 g

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One serving of trail mix has 67 grams of carbohydrates, which is 22% of the recommended daily amount. What is the total recommended daily amount of carbohydrates?

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A bacon cheeseburger at a popular fast food restaurant contains 2070 milligrams (mg) of sodium, which is 86% of the recommended daily amount. What is the total recommended daily amount of sodium?

2407 mg

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Questions & Answers

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to drain extracellular fluid all over the body.
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Anatomy is the identification and description of the structures of living things
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Anatomy is the study of the structure of the body, while physiology is the study of the function of the body. Anatomy looks at the body's organs and systems, while physiology looks at how those organs and systems work together to keep the body functioning.
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Enzymes are proteins that help speed up chemical reactions in our bodies. Enzymes are essential for digestion, liver function and much more. Too much or too little of a certain enzyme can cause health problems
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Source:  OpenStax, Elementary algebra. OpenStax CNX. Jan 18, 2017 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col12116/1.2
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