SAT & ACT Math – Percent Practice
The final price of a computer is $365.This is after a 19% tax and 22% discount. Find the initial price.
The final price of a computer is $365.This is after a 19% tax and 22% discount. Find the initial price.
Alan initially has 17 friends. He loses some and then has 13 friends. Find the percent change in friends that he has.
Tim buys a soda with initial price of $1.55. Find the price after 2 consecutive discounts of 7% and 8%.
A cat initially weighs 9 pounds. It loses 3% of its weight monthly. Find the weight after 3 months.
A town initially has a population of 5500. The town triples every 65 years. Find the population after 1000 years.
A cat initially weighs 7 pounds. It gains 5% of its weight every 3 years. Find its weight after 19 years.
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