All ISEE Middle Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #691 : Numbers And Operations
Barbara is purchasing a purse. If the purse orignally costs $125.00, how much will she pay for it if it is 40% off?
First, multiply:
Then, subtract that amount from the original price:
Answer: Barbara will pay $75.00 for the purse.
Example Question #692 : Numbers And Operations
How much does a can of paint cost if it is on sale for 25% off its original price of $17.96?
First, multiply .
Then, subtract that amount from the original price:
Answer: The can of paint's sale price is .
Example Question #693 : Numbers And Operations
What is ?
First,subtract 7 from each side:
Then, divide each side by 7:
Example Question #22 : How To Find Percentage
Berta went shopping for a bathroom curtain. How much did she pay for the curtain if it was off its original price of
First, multiply .
Then, subtract that amount from the original price.
Answer: Berta paid for the curtain.
Example Question #23 : How To Find Percentage
Oliver pays for a skateboard. What is the discount percentage he receives if the skateboard originally costs
Divide .
Subtract that amount from to find the discount percentage Oliver received:
Answer: Oliver received a discount on the skateboard.
Example Question #21 : Percentage
A computer is on sale for off its original price of What is the sales price of the computer?
First, multiply
Then, subtract that amount from the original price:
Answer: The sales price is
Example Question #22 : Percentage
A painting is 37% off of its original price of $200.00. What is the sale price of the painting?
First, multiply:
The, subtract that amount from 200:
Example Question #23 : Percentage
A guitar is on sale for 15% off of its original price of $350.00. What is the sales price of the guitar?
First, multiply:
Then, subtract that value from the original amount:
Example Question #27 : How To Find Percentage
85 is what percent of 400?
Set up the proportion statement, where is our answer, and solve:
Example Question #24 : Percentage
In a class of 120 students, 108 of them decide to attend a field trip. What percent of the students do not attend the field trip?
10%
12%
90%
88%
10%
If 108 students attend the field trip, 12 students do not.
To find the percent of students not attending the field trip, divide the number of students not attending by the total number of students, and then multiply that result by 100%.