Algebra-1 Problems
Problem # |
Problem Statement |
Problems Similar To |
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1. |
Write 37% as a decimal |
\begin{equation}37\end{equation} |
2. |
Write 2/8% as a decimal |
\begin{equation}\frac{2}{8}\end{equation} |
3. |
Write 195% as a decimal |
\begin{equation}195\end{equation} |
4. |
Express 7 as percentage |
\begin{equation}7\end{equation} |
5. |
Express 10/3 as percentage |
\begin{equation}\frac{10}{3}\end{equation} |
6. |
What is 79% of 7? |
\begin{equation}\frac{79}{100} \times 7=x\end{equation} |
7. |
What percent of 26 is 507/50? |
\begin{equation}\frac{x}{100} \times 26=\frac{507}{50}\end{equation} |
8. |
49% of what is 147/100? |
\begin{equation}\frac{49}{100} \times x=\frac{147}{100}\end{equation} |
9. |
Population of a certain city decreased to 72% that of last year's. The population now is 265536. What was it last year? |
\begin{equation}\frac{72}{100} \times x=265536\end{equation} |
10. |
The stock market index is now at 2175, which is 29% of last year's value. Where was it at last year? |
\begin{equation}x \times \frac{29}{100}=2175\end{equation} |
11. |
So far this week you have worked 32/25 hours at your part time job. This is 8% of the number of hours you work each week. How many hours do you work each week? |
\begin{equation}x \times \frac{8}{100}=\frac{32}{25}\end{equation} |
12. |
Sales tax rate in State X is 26%. Estimate the sales tax on a model of a Pirate Ship that costs $\$1800$. |
\begin{equation}1800 \times \frac{26}{100}\end{equation} |
13. |
In a purchase, customers pay 2% sales tax over an above the price of the article. You buy a skateboard with a printed price $\$72$, what is the total cost, with taxes, you'll need to pay? |
\begin{equation}72+72 \times \frac{2}{100}\end{equation} |
14. |
According to a nation's census, State X had about 8267000 residents. Of those, 20% are under age 18. How many of State X's residents are under the age of 18? |
\begin{equation}8267000 \times \frac{20}{100}\end{equation} |
15. |
A storage device has 2300 megabytes of storage space. What percent of the space is used by a file that takes up 598 megabytes? |
\begin{equation}\frac{x}{100} \times 2300=598\end{equation} |
16. |
A pharmacy discount card gives the user 12% off prescriptions. Mr. Kumar's cholesterol medication normally costs $\$10$. What is the final price with the discount card? |
\begin{equation}85-10 \times \frac{12}{100}\end{equation} |
17. |
A major city's public transport system sells $\$48$ tickets at a discounted price of $\$42$. What percentage is the discount? |
\begin{equation}\frac{48-42}{48} \times 100\end{equation} |
18. |
A textbook salesperson is paid a base salary of $\$31300$ plus a 3% commission on sales. Her total sales last year were $\$81100$. Find her total pay last year? |
\begin{equation}31300+81100 \times \frac{3}{100}\end{equation} |