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Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.\u003Cbr>1) A furniture store had a chair that cost $36. After a few months the owner took 17 percent off the price. How much is the chair now? |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | A restaurant bill was $33 after tax. If you wanted to leave a 15% tip, how much should you leave total? |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Tiffany's hair was 36 centimeters long. Over summer though she cut off 17 percent. How long was her hair after the haircut? |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | The early version of a cell phone was 103 millimeters thick. The current version isabout 12 percent thinner. How thick is the newer version? |  |  |  |  | 6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Edward created a video that was originally 55 minutes long, but he ended up cutting it by 20 percent. How long was his video after he cut it? |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | At a restaurant a meal used to cost $12, but a new owner decided to raise the price by 5% . How much does the meal cost now? |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | Amy ordered a shirt online that cost her $27 total. The package arrived late so theseller took 7 percent off the price. How much did she end up paying? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | An old cell phone battery would last for 17 hours. The new battery lasts 5% longer. How long will the new battery last? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | The bill at an electronics store was $73 before tax. Tax is 6% . What is the total price with tax? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | A plant was 27 centimeters tall. After a month it had grown 10% taller. How tall was the plant after a month? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 |  | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 10)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 10)[ 10](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 10)  \nAdding & Subtracting Percents of Quantity  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Solve each problem. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.\u003Cbr>1) A furniture store had a chair that cost $36. After a few months the owner took 17 percent off the price. How much is the chair now? |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  29.88  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | A restaurant bill was $33 after tax. If you wanted to leave a 15% tip, how much should you leave total? |  |  |  |  | 2.  37.95  3.  29.88  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Tiffany's hair was 36 centimeters long. Over summer though she cut off 17 percent. How long was her hair after the haircut? |  |  |  |  | 4.  90.64  5.  44.00  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | The early version of a cell phone was 103 millimeters thick. The current version isabout 12 percent thinner. How thick is the newer version? |  |  |  |  | 6.  12.60  7.  25.11  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Edward created a video that was originally 55 minutes long, but he ended up cutting it by 20 percent. How long was his video after he cut it? |  |  |  |  | 8.  17.85  9.  77.38  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | At a restaurant a meal used to cost $12, but a new owner decided to raise the price by 5% . How much does the meal cost now? |  |  |  |  | 10.  29.70  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | Amy ordered a shirt online that cost her $27 total. The package arrived late so theseller took 7 percent off the price. How much did she end up paying? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | An old cell phone battery would last for 17 hours. The new battery lasts 5% longer. 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