Consumer Applications Review Scavenger Hunt ANSWERS
Complete each problem and show ALL work. (Use separate sheet of paper or the back of this paper)
1. The price of a boat is $35,500 with a 5% sales tax. How much will you pay for the boat? $37,275.00
2. You deposited $250 at 1.25% annual interest rate. What is the total amount in your account at the end of 3 ½
years? $260.94
3. Find the percent change. Is it a percent increase or decrease? Original: $62.00, New: $45.00 27%, decrease
4. The shoes you like are $75.00 regularly but are on the 20% off table. What is the sale price? $60.00
5. 1 subscription for $21, 28 subscriptions for x dollars.
$196.00
6. The dinner bill came to $58.63. You want to leave your server a 15% tip. How much money should you leave?
$67.42
7. What is the sale price? Violin: $160.00 at 12 ½% off
$140.00
8. The ratio of the weight of an object on Jupiter to Earth is 8 to 3. How much would a 66 pound person weigh on
Jupiter?
176 lbs
9. Find the percent change. Old: $16.50, New: $13.55
18%
10. Find the interest earned. $300 at 5% interest for 2 years.
$30.00
11. If 2 cubic feet of sand weigh 90 pounds, how much do 5 cubic feet of sand weigh?
225 lbs
12. The number of students attending MHS increased from 1500 to 1700. What was the percent of increase?
13%
13. Suzanne borrowed $820 from a bank for one year. If the annual interest rate was 15%, what was the total
amount she owed the bank at the end of the year?
$943.00
14. 3.6 grams of salt will dissolve in 10 grams of water. How many grams of salt will dissolve in 1000 grams of
water?
360 grams
15. Ms. Ito is lending her nephew $3,000 for college. She is charging him 2% interest each year. How much money
will he owe his aunt at the end of 4 years?
$3,240.00
16. A flagpole casts a shadow 32 feet long. If a 6 foot tall man casts a shadow of 8 feet long at the same time and
location, how tall is the flagpole?
24 ft
17. If Gretchen earns $270 in interest after 3 years at 9% interest rate. How much was her principal amount?
$1,000.00
18. Mary is a server. She had $1,290 in food sales for the night. If she averages 18% tips, how much money will she
make in tips?
$232.20
19. You deposit $50.00 into your checking account; your starting balance was $213.47. What is your balance now?
$263.47
20. You write a check for $75.39, your balance was $345.67, what is your balance now?
$270.28
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