Studies have shown that the average adult male requires 7.5 hours of sleep a night and females require 20 minutes more than males. If the average life expectancy in Canada is 82.7 years for women and 78 years for men, what percentage are the male waking hours of a female’s waking hours for a lifetime?
> After Island Farms increased the container size for its premium ice cream from 1.65 L to 2.2 L, the retail price increased from $5.49 to $7.98. What was the percent change in the unit price?
> What was the percent change in unit price when the regular size of Lily soap bars dropped from 100 g to 90 g (with no change in the price per bar)?
> An investor purchased shares of Digger Resources at a price of $0.55 per share. One year later, the shares traded at $1.55, but they fell back to $0.75 by the end of the second year after the date of purchase. Calculate the percent change in the share pr
> Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = 135 kg Final Value = 35 kg Percent Change =?
> Becker Tools sold 32,400 hammers at an average price of $15.10 in Year 1 and 27,450 hammers at an average price of $15.50 in Year 2. What was the percent change from Year 1 to Year 2 in: 1. The number of hammers sold? 2. The average selling price? 3. The
> In 2018, Canada’s population reached 36,950,000, a level that was 11.13% higher than 10 years earlier. Rounded to the nearest 10,000, what was the population figure for 2008?
> On the purchase of a 4K HD Smart TV, the total cost to the customer (including 5% GST and 7% PST) came to $2797.76. How much GST and how much PST did the customer pay?
> The total cost of a coat (including HST of 13% on the retail price) is $281.37. What is the retail price of the coat?
> An independent trucker is trying to decide whether to buy a 15-ton truck or a 25-ton truck. A 15-ton vehicle would cost $150,000; it would have a service life of seven years, and a trade-in value of about $30,000 at seven years of age. A 25-ton truck wou
> How much is $150 after an increase of 150%?
> What amount after being increased by 210% equals $465?
> What amount when increased by 150% equals $575?
> How much is $1045 after a decrease of 0.5%?
> How much is $10,000 after an increase of 3 4 % ?
> $250 is what percent less than $750?
> Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = 35 kg Final Value = 135 kg Percent Change = ?
> $750 is what percent more than $250?
> How much is $102 after a decrease of 100%?
> How much is $102 after a decrease of 2%
> A landscaping business will buy one of three rototillers. The initial cost, expected service life, and trade-in value (at the end of the service life) of each model are presented in the following table. The annual profit from rototilling services is $140
> How much is $900 after a decrease of 90%?
> What amount after a reduction of 16. 6 ¯ % equals $549?
> What amount after a reduction of 25% equals $50?
> What amount after a reduction of 20% equals $100?
> $100 is 10% less than what amount?
> How much is $75 after an increase of 75%?
> 77,787 is what percent more than 77,400?
> Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = $100 Final Value = $95 Percent Change = ?
> $754.30 is what percent less than $759.00?
> How much is $56 after an increase of 65%?
> A company must choose between two investments. Investment C requires an immediate outlay of $50,000 and then, in two years, another investment of $30,000. Investment D requires annual investments of $25,000 at the beginning of each of the first four year
> $75 is 75% more than what amount?
> What sum of money when increased by 7% equals $52.43?
> What amount when increased by 25% equals $100?
> $100 is what percent less than $110?
> $100 is what percent more than $90?
> Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = ? Final Value = $75 Percent Change = -50
> Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = ? Final Value = $75 Percent Change = 200
> Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = 0.043 Final Value = ? Percent Change = -30
> Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = $95 Final Value = $100 Percent Change = ?
> $134 is what percent of $67?
> A business is evaluating two mutually exclusive projects. Project A requires an immediate investment of $6000, plus another $8000 in three years. It would produce a profit of $6000 in the second year, $18,000 in the fourth year, and $12,000 in the sevent
> What amount is 0.075% of $1650?
> What amount is 233.3% of $75??
> $69 is 30% of what amount?
> $45 is 60% of what amount?
> A mortality rate indicates the fraction of individuals in a population who are expected to die in the next year. 1. If the mortality rate among 35-year-old males is 0.34%, what is the expected number of deaths per year among a province’s total of 50,000
> A stockbroker is paid 45% of the commission her firm charges her clients. If she personally receives $134.55 on an $11,500 transaction, what is the firm’s commission rate?
> Stan is a real estate salesperson. He receives 60% of the 4.8% commission that the real estate agency charges on sales. If his income for the past year was $150,480, what was the dollar value of his sales for the year?
> The Calgary Flames hockey team announced that its season ticket sales of 13,500 represents 67.50% of the Scotiabank Saddledome’s seating capacity. How many seats were not sold to season ticket holders?
> A property sold for 250% of what the vendors originally paid for it. What was that original price if the recent selling price was $410,000?
> A sawmill requires a new saw for cutting small-dimension logs. Model H, with a three-year service life, costs $119,000 and will generate an annual profit of $55,000. Model J, with a four-year service life, costs $160,000 and will return an annual profit
> Graham and Stacy are having difficulty stretching their salaries to pay their bills. Before their marriage three months ago, they purchased new furnishings for their apartment. Then they paid for their honeymoon with “plastic.â
> In 2018, Canada’s population was 36,954,000 and Japan’s population was 127,185,000. Canada’s land area is 9,093,500 square kilometres but Japan’s area is only 377,835 square kilometres. To the nearest 0.01%, what percentage was Canada’s population densit
> A province’s progressive income tax rates are structured as follows: 16% tax on the first $15,000 of taxable income, 26% on the next $20,000, 35% on the next $40,000, and 45% on any additional taxable income. What percentage is an individual’s total inco
> A full-service broker charges a commission rate of 2.2% of the total dollar value of a stock transaction. A discount broker charges a transaction fee of $25 plus an additional five cents per share. Suppose you purchase 800 shares of Talisman Energy at $2
> An online discount broker charges a transaction fee of $30 plus an additional 3 cents per share. A full-service broker charges a commission rate of 2.4% of the total dollar value of a stock transaction. Suppose you purchase 200 shares of the Bank of Nova
> What percent is 88¢ of $44?
> Ivory hand soap is advertised as being 99 44 100 % pure. (It floats!) How many milligrams of impurities are in a 150-g bar of Ivory soap?
> In the month of December, Bernie’s Bargain Barn had sales of $9820 in their clothing department, $4025 in their shoe department, and $1830 in accessories. If 17% of the merchandise purchased from the clothing department was returned, 8% from the shoe dep
> Your regular workweek is 7.5 hours per day for five days. If you do not work on seven public holidays and you receive two weeks of vacation, what percentage of the total hours in a year are you actually at work? Assume that a year has exactly 52 weeks.
> If the royalty rate performing artists receive from songs downloaded from Apple iTunes is 5.7%, and a band received royalties from Apple of $99,736.41 for a year, how many song downloads at $0.99 each did the band have for that year?
> Unusually high snowfall during the past winter resulted in Brockton’s costs for snow ploughing and removal to reach $320,200. This represents 127% of its budgeted cost. Rounded to the nearest $100, what amount did Brockton budget for snow clearance?
> Machine A costs $40,000 and is forecast to generate an annual profit of $15,000 for four years. Machine B, priced at $60,000, will produce the same annual profits for eight years. The trade-in value of A after four years is expected to be $10,000, and th
> A provincial minister of education recently announced that his government’s forecast expenditure of $2.68 billion on education next year represents 23.5% of the provincial budget. Rounded to the nearest million dollars, what is the province’s total budge
> A 540-mL can of K-9 Diet dog food contains 28% protein, 15.5% fat, and 6% fibre. 1. How many millilitres of other ingredients are there in the can? 2. The recommended serving for a small dog is 5 8 of a can. How many millilitres of protein are in one sma
> In a one-month period, a convenience store had sales of $65,560 from its gas pumps and sales of $36,740 from other in-store products. What percent of total sales were from gasoline?
> Cecilia and Nathan estimate their total cost for a vacation in Australia to be $14,775. 1. What percentage is this cost of their combined gross monthly income of $8775? 2. If 72% of their gross monthly income is already consumed by rent, taxes, car payme
> $1.25 is 3 4 % of what amount?
> What percent is $1.50 of $11.50?
> $10 is 0.5% of what amount?
> 350% of what amount is $1000?
> $281.25 is 225% of what amount?
> 0.0505% of $50,000 is what amount?
> A proposed strip mine would require the investment of $3 million at the beginning of the first year and a further investment of $3 million at the end of the first year. Mining operations are expected to yield annual year-end profits of $1 million startin
> 130 1 2 % of $455 is what amount?
> $559.35 is 113% of what amount?
> $180 is 120% of what amount?
> 0.75% of $100 is what amount?
> How much is 1 2 % of $10?
> 500 g is what percent of 2.8 kg?
> Calculate 6. 6 ¯ % of $666.66.
> 30 m is what percent of 3 km?
> 8 1 3 % of what amount is $10?
> 95% of what amount is $100?
> The pro forma projections for growing a 20-hectare ginseng crop require the expenditure of $250,000 in the summer that the crop is planted, and an additional $50,000 in each of the next two summers to cultivate and fertilize the growing crop. After payme
> What percent of $590 is $950?
> What percent of $950 is $590?
> 12 3 4 % of what amount is $27.50?
> 7 1 2 % of what amount is $1.46?
> 0.58 3 ¯ % of $1500 is what amount?
> 150% of $60 is what amount?
> $1.34 is what percent of $655?
> Calculate 1.75% of $350.
> Broadway Mazda usually spends half as much on radio advertising as on newspaper advertising, and 60% as much on television advertising as on radio advertising. If next year’s total advertising budget is $160,000, how much (rounded to the nearest dollar)
> Classic Homes has found from experience that there should be 40% as many two-bedroom homes as three-bedroom homes in a subdivision, and twice as many two-bedroom homes as four-bedroom homes. How many homes of each type should Classic build in a new 96-ho
> An automotive parts plant is scheduled to be closed in 10 years. Nevertheless, its engineering department thinks that some investments in computer-controlled equipment can be justified by the savings in labour and energy costs within that time frame. The
> Alicia pays 38% income tax on any additional earnings. She has an opportunity to work overtime at 1.5 times her base wage of $23.50 per hour. Rounded to the nearest quarter hour, how much overtime must she work to earn enough money (after tax) to buy a c
> Econocar offers two plans for one-week rentals of a compact car. A rate of $295 per week includes the first 1000 km. Extra distance costs 15 cents per kilometre. A weekly rate of $389 allows unlimited driving. Rounded to the nearest kilometre, beyond wha
> A caterer has the following price structure for banquets. The first 20 meals are charged the basic price per meal. The next 20 meals are discounted by $2 each and all additional meals are each reduced by $3. If the total cost for 73 meals comes to $1686,
