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Lee, manager of Lexington soccer team, was trying to figure the percent of games they lost this season. Their record was 30 wins and 10 losses. What percent of the soccer games did they lose?

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?

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

Subtract (reduce to lowest terms if necessary):  12  1/8   – 9  2/3

Lee Wine bought pizza from Pizza Hut for her son’s party. The owner of the store said it would feed 8. Assuming 6 children show up for the party, what part of the pizza remains uneaten?

 1 4/5 is an example of a(n):

 Joanne’s Dress Shop received an invoice dated July 25 for $1,400, with terms of 2/10, 1/15, n/60. On August 8, Joanne’s Dress shop sent a partial payment of $750. The actual amount that should be credited is:

An invoice dated March 6 with terms of 1/10, E.O.M. results in the end of the discount period on:

Lee, manager of Lexington soccer team, was trying to figure the percent of games they lost this season. Their record was 30 wins and 10 losses. What percent of the soccer games did they lose?

Bernie Madoff sold his Palm Beach house for $15 million. This represented a loss of 15% from his purchase price.  What was the price that Mr. Madoff originally paid for his home?  Round to the nearest tenth of a million (or rounded to nearest hundred thousand). $________ million