Percents & Proportions ~ Real-World Task Cards from Making It As A Middle School Teacher

{24 Task Cards for sales tax, tips, commissions, percent increase and

decrease, markups, amount of discount and discounted price, and percent error}

Common Core Aligned MCC7.RP

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Ava bought snacks for $1.49, .89¢, and $2.25. She paid 6% sales tax. How much did Ava spend in all?

Your family ate a delicious meal at The House of Chicken. The meal itself cost $47.25. A tip of 20% was left for the waitress. How much did your family spend in total?

Jim bought a new bicycle for $129. If the sales tax is 8%, how much did Jim pay in sales tax? What was the total cost?

Austin makes a commission of 20% on his sales each week. Last week, his sales were $520. How much was Austin’s commission?

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Calvin left a 15% tip for a $9.42 meal. How much did Calvin pay for the meal and the tip together?

Tara’s meal cost $8.60. She had to pay sales tax of 6%. Then she left a 10% tip based off the new total. What did she spend altogether?

For every $890 lawn mower Kelly sells, she gets a commission of $178. What percentage is Kelly’s commission?

Nrs. Lopez found a dining table on sale for 45% off. If the original price was $1,250, how much did she save?

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XYZ Toys makes a Feed-Ne Baby Doll for $10.40. They mark up the cost by 55%. What is the selling price for the Feed-Ne Baby Doll?

Shun bought an NP3 player that usually sells for $68 at a discount of 15%. How much was the discount? What did Shun pay for the discounted NP3 player?

Last week, the Lions scored 52 points. This week, they scored 42 points. What is the percent decrease in the Lions' scores?

Kia thinks she can make her new product for $5.80. She plans to sell them for $12. What is her percent markup?

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Zack had 20 people show up for his first exercise class. He had 36 come to his second class. What is the percent increase?

Leo purchased items that cost $41.20, $13.90, $5.50, and $26.30. If his items total more than $80, the store will give him a 50% discount. Does Leo qualify for the discount? If so, what is his cost before tax?

Hunter thought he had 400 baseball cards, but he actually had 620. Calculate Hunter’s percent error?

Latisha purchased a pair of jeans for $35. She had a 10% off coupon. How much was the discount? She had to pay 7% sales tax. What was her final price for the jeans?

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Enrique makes $9.25 per hour and worked 30 hours last week. He also makes 10% commission on the $300 of sales he made last week. How much did he make in total for last week?

Stan made changes to his driving habits and went from 18 mpg to 22 mpg. What was Stan’s percent increase in his gas mileage?

Nacy bought new tires for her car. She chose tires that cost $73 each. However, the tire store was offering a Buy 3, Get 1 Free Sale. After this special sale, she had to pay 9% sales tax. What was Nacy’s final cost for all 4 tires?

When Piper was a puppy, she weighed 6 pounds. As a full-grown Great Dane, she know weighs 154 pounds. Determine the percent increase in Piper’s weight.

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If you purchase a $24 pair of shoes at a 10% discount and a $10 belt at a 25% discount, what is the total of the discounts you receive. What is the total price you owe, before tax?

Several friends went out to eat lunch together. Sharon offered to pay 1/3 of the total cost. If the total cost was $46, about how much did Sharon pay?

Naria makes 12% commission on every $200 of merchandise she sells. Teresa makes 25% commission for every $100 she sells. Who makes the better commission?

Nr. Hawkins bought 2 shirts for $40 each. The store was have a Buy One, Get One 50% Off sale. Nr. Hawkins also had a 10% off coupon to apply to his subtotal. He then paid 6% sales tax on that amount. How much did he spend?

Answer Sheet

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Answer Sheet Answer Key

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2. 14.

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$4.91  $56.70  $10.32,  $139.32  $104  $10.83  $10.03  

20%  $562.50  $6.12  $10.20,  $57.80  19%  48%  

80%  Yes,  $43.45  55%  $3.50,  $33.71  $307.50  22%  $238.71  2467%  $4.90,  $29.10  

about  $15  Teresa  with  25%  $57.24  

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