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1. Julie had $500. She spent 20% of it on clothes and then 25% of the remaining money on CDs. How much money did Julie spend?
2. A family may deduct 24% of their childcare expenses from their income tax owed. If a family had $1,345 in childcare expenses, how much can they deduct?
3. Oscar's Oil Company gives customers a 5% discount if they pay their bill within 10 days. The Stevens' oil bill is $178. How much do they save if they pay the bill within 10 days?
4. A factory that is working at 90% capacity is shipping 450 cars per week. If the factory works at 100% capacity, how many cars can it ship per week?
5. The Daily News reported that 54% of people surveyed said that they would vote for Larry Salva for mayor. Based on the survey results, if 23,500 people vote in the election, how many people are expected to vote for Mr. Salva?
6. Larry earned $32,000 per year. Then he received a 34% raise. What isLarry's salary after the raise?
7. In Kimmi's fourth grade class, 8 out of the 20 students walk to school. What percent of the students in her class walk to school?
8. The population of Hamden was 350,000 in 1990. By 2000, the population had decreased to 329,000. What percent of decrease is this?
9. Kim is a medical supplies salesperson. Each month she receives a 5% commission on all her sales of medical supplies up to $20,000 and 8.5% on her total sales over $20,000. Her total commission for May was $3,975.What were her sales for the month of May?
10. Brian is a real estate agent. He makes a 2.5% commission on each sale. During the month of June he sold three houses. The houses sold for$153000, $299000, and $121000. What was Brian's total commission on these three sales?
11. Bill spent 50% of his savings on school supplies, then he spent 50% of what was left on lunch. If he had $6 left after lunch, how much did he have in savings at the beginning?
12. A pair of pants costs $24. The cost was reduced by 8%. What is the new cost of the pants?
13. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2% today. The Dow began the day a. 8,800. What was the Dow at the end of the day after the 2% drop?
14. A coat that costs $72 is marked up 22%. What is the new price of the coat?
15. Peter was 60 inches tall on his thirteenth birthday. By the time he turned 15, his height had increased 15%. How tall was Peter when he turned 15?
16. Lindsay purchased a pocketbook for $45 and a pair of shoes for $55. The sales tax on the items was 6%. How much sales tax did she pay?
17. Laura paid $17 for a pair of jeans. The ticketed price was 20% off the original price plus the sign on the rack said, "Take an additional 15% off the ticketed price."
What was the original price of the jeans?
18. Donald sold $5,250 worth of new insurance policies last month. If he receives a commission of 7% on new policies, how much did Donald earn in commissions last month?
19. 1,152 out of 3,600 people surveyed said that they work more than 40 hours per week. What percent of the people surveyed said that they work more than 40 hours per week?
20. Wendy brought $16 to the mall. She spent $6 on lunch. What percent of her money did she spend on lunch?
21. A tent originally sold for $260 and has been marked down to $208. What is the percent of discount?
22. 450 girls were surveyed about their favorite sport, 24% said that basketball is their favorite sport, 13% said that ice hockey is their favorite sport, and 41% said that softball is their favorite sport. The remaining girls said that field hockey is their favorite sport. What percent of the girls surveyed said that field hockey is their favorite sport?
23. Mr. Pelicas took his family out to dinner. The bill was $65.00. He would like to leave a 20% tip. How much should he leave?
24. Kara borrowed $3,650 for one year at an annual interest rate of 16%. How much did Kara pay in interest?
25. Peter purchased 14 new baseball cards for his collection. This increased the size of his collection by 35%. How many baseball cards does Peter now have?

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