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1. The population of Hamden was 350,000 in 1990. By 2000, the population had decreased to 329,000. What percent of decrease is this?
2. The manager of a specialty store marks up imported products 110%. If a vase imported from Italy costs him $35, what price tag will he put on the item?
3. 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?
4. There are 81 women teachers at Russell High. If 45% of the teachers in the school are women, how many teachers are there at Russell High?
5. What is 19% of 26?
6. The freshman class is participating in a fundraiser. Their goal is to raise $5,000. After the first two days of the fundraiser, they have raised 32% of their goal. How many dollars did they raise the first two days?
7. A coat that costs $72 is marked up 22%. What is the new price of the coat?
8. Kyra's weekly wages are $895. A Social Security tax of 7.51% and a State Disability Insurance of 1.2% are taken out of her wages. What is her weekly paycheck, assuming there are no other deductions?
9. 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?
10. 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?
11. Christie purchased a scarf marked $15.50 and gloves marked $5.50. Both items were on sale for 20% off the marked price. Christie paid 5% sales tax on her purchase. How much did she spend?
12. 5 of the soda purchased at the football game was cola. What percentage of the soda purchased was cola?
13. 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?
14. Last year, a math textbook cost $54. This year the cost is 107% of what it was last year. What is this year's cost?
15. Kara borrowed $3,650 for one year at an annual interest rate of 16%. How much did Kara pay in interest?
16. 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?
17. Kristen earns $550 each week after taxes. She deposits 10% of her income in a savings account and 7% in a retirement fund. How much does Kristen have left after the money is taken out for her savings account and retirement fund?
18. Michael scored 260 points during his junior year on the school basketball team. He scored 20% more points during his senior year. How many points did he score during his senior year?
19. The Hamden Town Manager wants to know what percent of the snow removal budget has already been spent. The budget for snow removal is $130,000. It has been an exceptionally snowy year, and they have already spent $100,000 for snow removal. What percent of the budget has already been spent?
20. 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?
21. 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?
22. Josephine is on an 1,800 calorie per day diet. She tries to keep her intake of fat to no more than 30% of her total calories. Based on an 1,800 calorie a day diet, what is the maximum number of calories that Josephine should consume from fats per day to stay within her goal?
23. Kyra receives a 5% commission on every car she sells. She received a $1,325 commission on the last car she sold. What was the cost of the car?
24. Wendy bought a book and the sales tax on the book was $2.12. If the sales tax is 8%, what was the price of the book?
25. 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?

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