Percent Word Problems—Mixed (B) - Practice with Percent, Discount, Markup, Interest, and Tips

Sep 23, 2026

Uploaded by Ben

Mixed percent word problems focusing on core percentages and financial math: finding a percent of a set, calculating sale prices from discounts, solving percent of a number, and determining simple interest rate from earned interest and principal. Additional practice covers markups, percent increase, original price before tax, and adding a tip to an order total. Includes a challenge problem with multi-step discount and profit calculations, followed by an answer key for problems 1–9 and 10a–10c.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages4

Reading Time10 min

AccessFree to download

Directions

1-9 Practice Problems

Challenge Problem (10)

Answer Key

Name: Percent Word Problems—Mixed (B) Directions: Show all work. Include units in your answer. 1.) [Finding the %] The Pizza Place sold 80 pizzas on Friday. 24 of them were cheese-only pizzas. What percent of the pizzas sold were cheese-only? % Cheese pizzas: 2.) [Discount] A winter coat at The Clothing Store is on sale for 40% off. The original price is $150. What is the sale price? Sale Price: $ _______________ 3.) [% of a Number] A farmer brought 320 apples to the Farmers Market. By noon, 65% of the apples had been sold. How many apples were sold by noon? Apples sold: 4.) [Simple Interest] A savings account earned $120 in simple interest over 4 years. The principal was $1,000 . What was the annual interest rate? Interest Rate: Mashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com) 5.) [Markup] A farmer at the Farmers Market buys seedling trays for $8 each and marks them up by 50% to sell. What is the selling price per tray? Selling Price: $ 6.) [Original Price] The Coffee Shop raised the price of a specialty latte by 20% . It now costs $6.00. What was the original price of the latte? Original Price: $ 7.) [% Increase] The Coffee Shop served 200 customers on Monday and 250 customers on Saturday. What is the percent of increase from Monday to Saturday? % Increase: 8.) [Original Price] Francisco pays $64.80 for a pair of sneakers, including 8% sales tax. What was the price of the sneakers before tax? Original Price: $ _______________ Mashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com) 9.) [Tip] A pizza party order at The Pizza Place totals $90. The group leaves a 20% tip. What is the total amount they pay including the tip? Total: $ _______________ Challenge Problem 10.) A farmer at the Farmers Market sells jars of local honey for $12 each. He offers a 25% discount to any customer who buys 3 or more jars. His cost to make each jar is $6. a) What is the discounted price per jar? Answer: b) How much does a customer save by buying 4 jars at the discounted price instead of the regular price? Answer: c) What is the percent of profit the farmer makes on each jar sold at the discounted price? Answer: Mashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com) ANSWER KEY Problems 1–9: 1. ) [Finding the %] 24 ÷ 80 × 100 = 30% cheese-only 2. ) [Discount] 40% off $150: $150 × 0.60 = $90 sale price 3. ) [% of a Number] 0.65 × 320 = 208 apples sold 4. ) [Simple Interest] r = $120 ÷ ($1,000 × 4) × 100 = 3% per year 5. ) [Markup] 50% of $8 = $4. Selling price = $8 + $4 = $12 6. ) [Original Price] $6.00 ÷ 1.20 = $5.00 7. ) [% Increase] (250 − 200) ÷ 200 × 100 = 25% increase 8. ) [Original Price] $64.80 ÷ 1.08 = $60.00 9. ) [Tip] 20% of $90 = $18. Total = $90 + $18 = $108 Challenge Problem: 10a. ) 25% off $12: $12 × 0.75 = $9 per jar (discounted price) 10b. ) 4 jars regular: 4 × $12 = $48. 4 jars discounted: 4 × $9 = $36. Savings = $48 − $36 = $12 10c. ) Profit per jar: ($9 − $6) ÷ $6 × 100 = 50% profit Mashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)

FAQs

How do you find the percent of pizzas that were cheese-only?

Compute 24 ÷ 80 × 100 to get 30%. Include the percent sign in the answer.

How do you calculate a sale price with a 40% discount?

Multiply the original price by 0.60 because you pay 60% after a 40% discount. For $150, the sale price is $90.

What steps are used to solve the challenge problem about honey jars?

First find the discounted price per jar using 25% off. Then compare totals for 4 jars at regular vs discounted prices to find savings, and compute percent profit per jar using (discounted price − cost) ÷ cost × 100.

Sep 23, 2026

Uploaded by Ben