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Long Word Problems including increase/decrease, sales tax, commission, withholding tax
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1. Your great-grandfather paid a nickel for a Babe Ruth card. It is now valued at $6950. What is the percent increase?

2. The regular price of a DVD is $24. During a sale, the price of the DVD is marked at a 20% discount. What will be the sale price of the DVD?

3. At the end of August you go school shopping for clothes. You bought three shirts that each cost $15, 2 pairs of pants that each cost $25, and new shoes for $90. There is a 5.5% sales tax. How much will you pay for your new school clothes?

4. The staff at a company now has 29 employees. Last year, it had 40 employees. What is the percent decrease in staff?

5. According to a recent government study, the average 15-year-old male gets 11.4% of his daily caloric intake from sugar drinks. If that 15-year-old consumes 2,400 calories each day, how many calories come from sugar drinks?

6. A cafe offers seniors citizens a 15% discount off its regular price of $8.95 for the dinner buffet. What is the price for senior citizens?

7. The sales person earned $192 in commission, with a commission rate of 6%. Find the total sale.

8. A video game costs $52. It's on sale for 25% off. The sales tax rate is 5.5%. How much will you pay for the video game?

9. A real estate agent sold a home worth $475,000. She asks for 6% commission, but the people selling the home only want to pay her 5%. How much will the real estate agent lose?

10. At a sale, shirts were sold for $15 each. This price was 80% of their original price. What was the original price?

11. Jan typically earns $575 per week. She has $172.50 withheld from her paycheck each week. What percent is being withheld from her paycheck?

12. An appliance salesman gets 8.5 % commission on weekly sales of $3,552. His salary is $350/wk. What's his pay?

13. On sale, the price of a shirt was $16. Originally, it was $20. Find the percent of decrease.

14. A structure is 45 ft in July and 92 ft in August once they complete construction. What is the percent change? Round to the nearest tenth.

15. Caroline brings home a weekly paycheck of $275. 6.5% will be withheld for Social Security taxes. After that deduction, what will be the amount of her paycheck?

16. Ryan earns $500 each week. He earns 3.75% on all iPhone sales. He sold $5,600 worth of phones this week. Find his amount of commission.

17. Joseph earns $1070 monthly. Of that, $160.50 is withheld for taxes. What percent of Joseph's earnings is withheld?

18. The original price of a pair of basketball shoes was $120. The price was discounted by 30%. Sales tax is 6.5%. What will you pay for the basketball shoes?

19. Ann works in a supermarket for $10.00 per hour. If her pay is increased to $12.00, then what is her percent increase in pay?

20. A book with a base price of $15.75 is marked up by 65%. What is the new price, to the nearest cent?

21. Joe and Heather go out to dinner for their one year anniversary. The bill came out to $49.75 and Joe wants to leave a 16% tip. How much will the anniversary dinner cost Joe?

22. In a school election, one candidate received 81 votes. This was 18% of the votes counted. How many votes were counted?

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