KABOOM!

Created by E. Duffy 2013

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1. The table below shows the amount of money that Bonnie spent during her last trip to the grocery store. Purchases

Clothing $56

Groceries $82

School Supplies $16

To the nearest percent, what percent of the total did she spend on groceries?

2.

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Jennifer’s new bike costs $96. Her parents paid 40% of the cost and

Jennifer paid the rest. How much did Jennifer

pay?

3.

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Leann purchased a new computer for her birthday. She had to pay 7.5% sales tax on the computer. If she

paid $63.75 in sales tax, how much did the computer

cost?

4.

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Miller earns $70,000 per year and puts 7% of his earnings into a savings

account. What is the total amount in Miller’s savings account after 1 year if the

interest rate is 3%?

5.

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A writer earns 8% of total sales dollars as a commission. If 2,000 copies of his book are

sold at $14.95 each, how much commission does

he earn?

6.

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Shoes that arrived at Shoe House will be marked up 120% before they are put on display for shoppers. If they cost Shoe House $45,

what will the retail price be?

7.

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You have a large container of olive oil. You have used 2½ quarts of oil. Eighty percent of the olive oil

remains. How many quarts of olive oil remain?

8.

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A $140 digital camera is discounted by 35%.

What is the discounted price of the camera?

9.

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You and your family went out to dinner. Your menu items cost $46 before tax

and tip. If tax is 5% and you want to leave a 20% tip, what would your final bill

be?

10.

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The 2010 census states that Cary, North Carolina had a

population of 155,776. If the population in the 1990 census

was 49,197, what was the percent of increase? (Round to

the nearest tenth).

11.

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Karen deposited $400 into an account earning 5% simple interest. If she

leaves her money into her account for 6 years, how

much interest will she earn ?

12.

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Fallon works at Baker’s Book company. If she

earned a commission of $63.75 on her sales of

$850, what was Fallon’s rate of commission?

13.

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Johnny purchased $58 in office supplies at NeedsStaplers.com.

His final cost after shipping costs were applied was $62.06. What percent shipping charge

does NeedsStaplers.com apply?

14.

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Karla estimated that her puppy weighed 16 pounds. At the veterinarian’s office, the puppy actually weighed 20

pounds. What was the percent error in Karla’s

estimation?

15.

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Layla purchased a jacket that was discounted 15%

off the original price. If the discounted cost of the

jacket was $42.50, what was the original price?

16.

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Laura invested $8000 in a simple interest certificate of deposit six years ago. The interest rate was 8% for 6

years. How much money did Laura’s account have at the

end of the 6 years?

17.

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The sweatshirt you purchased was on sale

for $29.25, having been marked 35% off. What was the original

price?

18.

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Yosef purchased a new sweater. The total price of the sweater, including the 8% sales tax, was $16.74. What was the retail cost of the sweater (before tax)?

19.

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Ralph loaned his brother $180 to buy an iPod touch. His brother agreed to pay

him back in 18 months. At the end of the 18 months, the brother gave Ralph a total of $190.80. What interest rate did Ralph

charge?

20.

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Katie made a fresh pot of coffee in the

morning. By 10:00 am only 3 cups remained. If 85% of the coffee had

been consumed, how many cups of coffee did

Bob make in total?

Answer Key- Print off Prior to Start of Game

1. 53%

2. $57.60

3. $850

4. $5,047

5. $2,392

11. $120

12. 7.5%

13. 7%

14. 20%

15. $50

6. $99

7. 10 quarts

8. $91

9. $57.96

10. 216.6%

16. $11,840

17. $45

18. $15.50

19. 4%

20. 20 cups