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An LCD flat screen TV at Best Buy increased in price from $900 to $1,200. What was the percent of the increase to the nearest hundredth percent?

Roger Brown bought three hamburger plates at Mel’s Diner and was charged a meal tax of $0.80. The tax rate was 5%. How much was the cost of EACH dinner before tax? Be sure to label your answer ($).

At the end of their season, the Siena Saints had 18 wins and 4 losses. What percent of games did they win? Round to the nearest hundredth percent.

An amortization schedule shows:

Jeff Fones is paid $60 per day at his construction job. Jeff became ill on Monday and had to leave after 2/5 of a day. What did he earn on Monday? Assume no work, no pay.

0.00009 is 9 hundred thousandths.

Mitchell Walsh works on commission. In 2008, he earned $16,192 as a scout for the Newport Gulls. If his average commission was $58 for each game he scouted, how many games did he attend? Show as a mixed number (no remainders, no decimals) reduced to lowest terms.

The price of a new game system increased 1 ¾ times from the price last year. If this year’s price is $175, what was last year’s price? Be sure to label your answer ($).

Find the greatest common divisor AND convert to lowest terms: GCD=[a] Lowest Terms= [b]

The net price equivalent rate should be rounded to nearest hundredth.