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2-5 Estimate the Percent of a Number — Practice Questions

  1. 1. To estimate a $19\%$ tip on a restaurant bill of $\$58.75$, you can calculate $20\%$ of $\$60$. What is the estimated tip in dollars? $\_\_\_$

  2. 2. A shirt costs $\$39.50$ and is on sale for $26\%$ off. Which expression shows the BEST way to estimate the discount?

    • A. $25\%$ of $\$30$
    • B. $25\%$ of $\$40$
    • C. $30\%$ of $\$30$
    • D. $20\%$ of $\$50$
  3. 3. A pair of headphones priced at $\$82$ has a $49\%$ discount. Estimate the discount amount in dollars by rounding the percent to $50\%$ and the price to $\$80$. ___

  4. 4. Estimate the sales tax on a $\$41.15$ purchase if the tax rate is $9\%$. Round the tax rate to $10\%$ and the total to a compatible number. The estimated tax is about ___ dollars.

  5. 5. A grocery bill is $\$152. You want to leave a tip of about $16\%$. Which of the following is the most reasonable estimate for the tip?

    • A. $\$15
    • B. $\$20
    • C. $\$25
    • D. $\$30$
  6. 6. Estimate the value of $26\%$ of $79$ by rounding both the percent and the number to create a simpler problem. The estimated value is ___.

  7. 7. To estimate $51\%$ of $303$, you can round to $50\%$ of $300$. What is the resulting estimate? ___

  8. 8. A restaurant bill is $158$ dollars. To estimate a $24\%$ tip, you round the percent to $25\%$ and the bill to $160$ dollars. What is the estimated tip? ___ dollars

  9. 9. Estimate $11\%$ of $695$ by first rounding the percent and the number to compatible values. The estimate is ___.

  10. 10. A store is offering a $19\%$ discount on a bike that costs $402$ dollars. Estimate the discount by rounding the percent and the price. The estimated discount is ___ dollars.