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Mathematics
6th -
8thgrade
Equivalent expressions with percent problems
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Greta went shopping for a new pair of shoes. She had a 15% off coupon to help save some money! If s represents the cost of the shoes , what TWO expressions could Greta use to find the final cost of the shoes?
1 - 0.15s
s - 0.15s
0.85s
s - 0.15
s - 0.85s
- 2. Multiple Choice
An athlete weighs p pounds before starting a new training program. His weight increases by 15%.
What two expressions represent the athlete's weight at the end of the program?
p + 0.15p
0.15p
1.15p
0.85p
1 + 0.15p
- 3. Multiple Choice
After the outbreak of a mysterious disease, the average wait time at a hospital increased by 70%. Before the outbreak, the average wait time at the hospital was m minutes.
Which of the following expressions could represent the average wait time at the hospital after the outbreak?
Choose 2 answers:
1.7m
m+70
m + 0.7m
0.7m
m - 0.7
- 4. Multiple Choice
Bo is buying a board game that usually costs B dollars. The game is on sale, and the price has been reduced by 18%.
Which of the following expressions could represent how much Bo pays for the game?
Choose 2 answers:
0.82B
1.18B
B - 0.18
B - 18
B - 0.18B
- 5. Multiple Choice
Eiko is wearing a magic ring that increases the power of her healing spell by 30%. Without the ring, her healing spell restores H health points.
Which of the following expressions could represent how many health points the spell restores when Eiko is wearing the magic ring?
Choose 2 answers:
0.7H
H + 0.3H
1.3H
H - 0.30H
- 6. Multiple Choice
Crispy Clover, a popular vegetarian restaurant, introduced a new menu that has 20% more dishes than the previous menu. The previous menu had D dishes.
Which of the following expressions could represent how many dishes Crispy Clover's new menu has?
Choose 2 answers:
D + 0.2D
1.2D
D + 20D
D + 20
0.8D
- 7. Multiple Choice
On Monday, Florencia's hair was h centimeters long. She got a haircut on Tuesday, so her hair decreased in length by 25%.
Which of the following expressions could represent how many centimetres long Florencia's hair was after the haircut?
Choose 2 answers:
1.25h
0.75h
h - 0.25h
0.25h
- 8. Multiple Choice
In March, Delphine's house had 40% more snowfall than in February. Delphine's house had f centimeters of snowfall in February.
Which of the following expressions could represent how much snowfall Delphine had at her house in March?
Choose 2 answers:
40f
40 + f
1.4f
40f + f
0.4f + f
- 9. Multiple Choice
A store is having a sale during which all outdoor furniture is 45% off the original price, p.
Which two expressions can be used to represent the sale price of an outdoor furniture set?
p - 0.45p
0.45p
1.45p
0.55p
(1+0.45)p
- 10. Multiple Choice
A store marks up the merchandise it receives from the manufacturer by 25%.
Which two expressions can be used to determine the price the store charges when the manufacturer charges m dollars?
1 + 0.25p
p - 0.25p
p + 0.25p
1.25p
1.25
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