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Flashcard 1: A salesperson earns 6% commission on \500$ in sales. What is the commission?
Answer: \30.Calculate500 \times 0.06 = 30$.
Flashcard 2: Find the tip on a \30 meal at 20%.
Answer: \6. Calculate 30×0.20=6.
Flashcard 3: Find the percent error when E=52 and A=50.
Answer: 4%. Calculate 50∣52−50∣×100%=502×100%.
Flashcard 4: A value drops from 80 to 60. What is the percent decrease?
Answer: 25%. Calculate 8080−60×100%=8020×100%.
Flashcard 5: A price rises from \40to$50$. What is the percent increase?
Answer: 25%. Calculate 4050−40×100%=4010×100%.
Flashcard 6: A store marks up \40by15%$. What is the new price?
Answer: \46.Calculate40 \times 1.15 = 46$.
Flashcard 7: Identify the decimal form of 35%.
Answer: 0.35. Move decimal point two places left to convert percent to decimal.
Flashcard 8: What is 18% of 50?
Answer: 9. Multiply 50×0.18=9.
Flashcard 9: What is the sale price of \60aftera25%$ discount?
Answer: \45.Calculate60 \times (1 - 0.25) = 60 \times 0.75$.
Flashcard 10: A \50billincludesa10%$ tip. What was the pre-tip bill amount?
Answer: \frac{\50}{1.10}.Dividetotalby1.10$ to find original bill.
Flashcard 11: What is the total cost after 7.5% tax is added to \80 $?
Answer: \86 .Addtaxtooriginal:80 + 6 = 86$.
Flashcard 12: Find the percent increase from 50 to 65.
Answer: 30%. Change is 15, so 5015×100%=30%.
Flashcard 13: What is 15% of 80?
Answer: 12. Convert 15% to 0.15, then multiply: 0.15×80=12.
Flashcard 14: What decimal is equivalent to 7%?
Answer: 0.07. Move decimal point two places left: 7% = 0.07.
Flashcard 15: Find the total cost of a \50itemwith8%$ sales tax.
Answer: \54.Calculate50 \times 1.08 = 54$.
Flashcard 16: Find the tip on a \40billat15%$.
Answer: \6.Calculate40 \times 0.15 = 6$.
Flashcard 17: Find the commission on \600insalesat5%$.
Answer: \30.Calculate600 \times 0.05 = 30$.
Flashcard 18: Find the selling price if an item costs \80andismarkedup25%$.
Answer: \100.Sellingpriceis80 + (80 \times 0.25) = 80 + 20 = 100$.
Flashcard 19: Find the percent error when measured is 52 and accepted is 50.
Answer: 4%. Error is 50∣52−50∣×100%=502×100%=4%.
Flashcard 20: Find the sale price of a \120itemaftera30%$ markdown.
Answer: \84.Calculate120 \times (1 - 0.30) = 120 \times 0.70 = 84$.
Flashcard 21: Find the tax on \80atataxrateof7.5%$.
Answer: \6.Taxis80 \times 0.075 = 6$.
Flashcard 22: What percent is equivalent to the decimal 0.35?
Answer: 35%. Move decimal point two places right: 0.35 = 35%.