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Found problems: 145

2005 Purple Comet Problems, 13

The work team was working at a rate fast enough to process $1250$ items in ten hours. But after working for six hours, the team was given an additional $165$ items to process. By what percent does the team need to increase its rate so that it can still complete its work within the ten hours?

2010 AMC 10, 2

Tags: percent
Makayla attended two meetings during her 9-hour work day. The first meeting took 45 minutes and the second meeting took twice as long. What percent of her work day was spent attending meetings? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 15 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 20 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 25 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 30 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 35$

2006 Germany Team Selection Test, 1

Find all real solutions $x$ of the equation $\cos\cos\cos\cos x=\sin\sin\sin\sin x$. (Angles are measured in radians.)

2014 AMC 12/AHSME, 8

A customer who intends to purchase an appliance has three coupons, only one of which may be used: Coupon 1: $10\%$ off the listed price if the listed price is at least $\$50$ Coupon 2: $\$20$ off the listed price if the listed price is at least $\$100$ Coupon 3: $18\%$ off the amount by which the listed price exceeds $\$100$ For which of the following listed prices will coupon $1$ offer a greater price reduction than either coupon $2$ or coupon $3$? $\textbf{(A) }\$179.95\qquad \textbf{(B) }\$199.95\qquad \textbf{(C) }\$219.95\qquad \textbf{(D) }\$239.95\qquad \textbf{(E) }\$259.95\qquad$

2009 AMC 8, 8

The length of a rectangle is increased by $ 10\%$ and the width is decreased by $ 10\%$. What percent of the old area is the new area? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 90 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 99 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 100 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 101 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 110$

2010 Purple Comet Problems, 13

Tags: percent
Find the number of sets $A$ that satisfy the three conditions: $\star$ $A$ is a set of two positive integers $\star$ each of the numbers in $A$ is at least $22$ percent the size of the other number $\star$ $A$ contains the number $30.$

2023 AMC 10, 2

Carlos went to a sports store to buy running shoes. Running shoes were on sale, with prices reduced by 20% on every pair of shoes. Carlos also knew that he had to pay a 7.5% sales tax on the discounted price. He had 43 dollars. What is the original (before discount) price of the most expensive shoes he could afford to buy? A)$46$ B)$50$ C)$48$ D)$47$ E)$49$

2011 AMC 10, 19

In $1991$ the population of a town was a perfect square. Ten years later, after an increase of $150$ people, the population was $9$ more than a perfect square. Now, in $2011$, with an increase of another $150$ people, the population is once again a perfect square. Which of the following is closest to the percent growth of the town's population during this twenty-year period? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 42 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 47 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 52\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 57\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 62 $

2011 Purple Comet Problems, 3

Tags: percent
Shirley went to the store planning to buy $120$ balloons for $10$ dollars. When she arrived, she was surprised to nd that the balloons were on sale for $20$ percent less than expected. How many balloons could Shirley buy for her $10$ dollars?

2004 AMC 12/AHSME, 9

Tags: percent
A company sells peanut butter in cylindrical jars. Marketing research suggests that using wider jars would increase sales. If the diameter of the jars is increased by $ 25\%$ without altering the volume, by what percent must the height be decreased? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 10\% \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 25\% \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 36\% \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 50\% \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 60\%$

1992 AMC 8, 11

Tags: percent
The bar graph shows the results of a survey on color preferences. What percent preferred blue? [asy] for (int a = 1; a <= 6; ++a) { draw((-1.5,4*a)--(1.5,4*a)); } draw((0,28)--(0,0)--(32,0)); draw((3,0)--(3,20)--(6,20)--(6,0)); draw((9,0)--(9,24)--(12,24)--(12,0)); draw((15,0)--(15,16)--(18,16)--(18,0)); draw((21,0)--(21,24)--(24,24)--(24,0)); draw((27,0)--(27,16)--(30,16)--(30,0)); label("$20$",(-1.5,8),W); label("$40$",(-1.5,16),W); label("$60$",(-1.5,24),W); label("$\textbf{COLOR SURVEY}$",(16,26),N); label("$\textbf{F}$",(-6,25),W); label("$\textbf{r}$",(-6.75,22.4),W); label("$\textbf{e}$",(-6.75,19.8),W); label("$\textbf{q}$",(-6.75,17.2),W); label("$\textbf{u}$",(-6.75,15),W); label("$\textbf{e}$",(-6.75,12.4),W); label("$\textbf{n}$",(-6.75,9.8),W); label("$\textbf{c}$",(-6.75,7.2),W); label("$\textbf{y}$",(-6.75,4.6),W); label("D",(4.5,.2),N); label("E",(4.5,3),N); label("R",(4.5,5.8),N); label("E",(10.5,.2),N); label("U",(10.5,3),N); label("L",(10.5,5.8),N); label("B",(10.5,8.6),N); label("N",(16.5,.2),N); label("W",(16.5,3),N); label("O",(16.5,5.8),N); label("R",(16.5,8.6),N); label("B",(16.5,11.4),N); label("K",(22.5,.2),N); label("N",(22.5,3),N); label("I",(22.5,5.8),N); label("P",(22.5,8.6),N); label("N",(28.5,.2),N); label("E",(28.5,3),N); label("E",(28.5,5.8),N); label("R",(28.5,8.6),N); label("G",(28.5,11.4),N); [/asy] $\text{(A)}\ 20\% \qquad \text{(B)}\ 24\% \qquad \text{(C)}\ 30\% \qquad \text{(D)}\ 36\% \qquad \text{(E)}\ 42\% $

1953 AMC 12/AHSME, 43

If the price of an article is increased by percent $ p$, then the decrease in percent of sales must not exceed $ d$ in order to yield the same income. The value of $ d$ is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{1\plus{}p} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{1\minus{}p} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{p}{1\plus{}p} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{p}{p\minus{}1} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{1\minus{}p}{1\plus{}p}$

2013 AMC 8, 12

Tags: percent
At the 2013 Winnebago County Fair a vendor is offering a ``fair special" on sandals. If you buy one pair of sandals at the regular price of \$50, you get a second pair at a 40\% discount, and a third pair at half the regular price. Javier took advantage of the ``fair special" to buy three pairs of sandals. What percentage of the \$150 regular price did he save? $\textbf{(A)}\ 25 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 30 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 33 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 45$

2005 AMC 12/AHSME, 1

Tags: percent
Two is $ 10 \%$ of $ x$ and $ 20 \%$ of $ y$. What is $ x \minus{} y$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 20$

1955 AMC 12/AHSME, 14

The length of rectangle R is $ 10$ percent more than the side of square S. The width of the rectangle is $ 10$ percent less than the side of the square. The ratio of the areas, R:S, is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 99: 100 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 101: 100 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 1: 1 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 199: 200 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 201: 200$

2003 AMC 8, 5

Tags: percent
If $20\%$ of a number is $12$, what is $30\%$ of the same number? $\textbf{(A)}\ 15 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 18 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 20 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 24 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 30$

2003 AMC 8, 11

Tags: percent
Business is a little slow at Lou's Fine Shoes, so Lou decides to have a sale. On Friday, Lou increases all of Thursday's prices by $10$ percent. Over the weekend, Lou advertises the sale: "Ten percent off the listed price. Sale starts Monday." How much does a pair of shoes cost on Monday that cost $40$ dollars on Thursday? $\textbf{(A)}\ 36 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 39.60 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 40.40 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 44$

1987 AMC 12/AHSME, 5

Tags: percent
A student recorded the exact percentage frequency distribution for a set of measurements, as shown below. However, the student neglected to indicate $N$, the total number of measurements. What is the smallest possible value of $N$? \[ \begin{tabular}{c c} \text{measured value} & \text{percent frequency} \\ \hline 0 & 12.5 \\ 1 & 0\\ 2 & 50\\ 3 & 25 \\ 4 & 12.5 \\ \hline \ & 100 \\ \end{tabular} \] $ \textbf{(A)}\ 5 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 8 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 16 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 25 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 50 $

2010 AMC 8, 3

Tags: percent
The graph shows the price of five gallons of gasoline during the first ten months of the year. By what percent is the highest price more than the lowest price? [asy] import graph; size(12.5cm); real lsf=2; pathpen=linewidth(0.5); pointpen=black; pen fp = fontsize(10); pointfontpen=fp; real xmin=-1.33,xmax=11.05,ymin=-9.01,ymax=-0.44; pen ycycyc=rgb(0.55,0.55,0.55); pair A=(1,-6), B=(1,-2), D=(1,-5.8), E=(1,-5.6), F=(1,-5.4), G=(1,-5.2), H=(1,-5), J=(1,-4.8), K=(1,-4.6), L=(1,-4.4), M=(1,-4.2), N=(1,-4), P=(1,-3.8), Q=(1,-3.6), R=(1,-3.4), S=(1,-3.2), T=(1,-3), U=(1,-2.8), V=(1,-2.6), W=(1,-2.4), Z=(1,-2.2), E_1=(1.4,-2.6), F_1=(1.8,-2.6), O_1=(14,-6), P_1=(14,-5), Q_1=(14,-4), R_1=(14,-3), S_1=(14,-2), C_1=(1.4,-6), D_1=(1.8,-6), G_1=(2.4,-6), H_1=(2.8,-6), I_1=(3.4,-6), J_1=(3.8,-6), K_1=(4.4,-6), L_1=(4.8,-6), M_1=(5.4,-6), N_1=(5.8,-6), T_1=(6.4,-6), U_1=(6.8,-6), V_1=(7.4,-6), W_1=(7.8,-6), Z_1=(8.4,-6), A_2=(8.8,-6), B_2=(9.4,-6), C_2=(9.8,-6), D_2=(10.4,-6), E_2=(10.8,-6), L_2=(2.4,-3.2), M_2=(2.8,-3.2), N_2=(3.4,-4), O_2=(3.8,-4), P_2=(4.4,-3.6), Q_2=(4.8,-3.6), R_2=(5.4,-3.6), S_2=(5.8,-3.6), T_2=(6.4,-3.4), U_2=(6.8,-3.4), V_2=(7.4,-3.8), W_2=(7.8,-3.8), Z_2=(8.4,-2.8), A_3=(8.8,-2.8), B_3=(9.4,-3.2), C_3=(9.8,-3.2), D_3=(10.4,-3.8), E_3=(10.8,-3.8); filldraw(C_1--E_1--F_1--D_1--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(G_1--L_2--M_2--H_1--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(I_1--N_2--O_2--J_1--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(K_1--P_2--Q_2--L_1--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(M_1--R_2--S_2--N_1--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(T_1--T_2--U_2--U_1--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(V_1--V_2--W_2--W_1--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(Z_1--Z_2--A_3--A_2--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(B_2--B_3--C_3--C_2--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(D_2--D_3--E_3--E_2--cycle,ycycyc); D(B--A,linewidth(0.4)); D(H--(8,-5),linewidth(0.4)); D(N--(8,-4),linewidth(0.4)); D(T--(8,-3),linewidth(0.4)); D(B--(8,-2),linewidth(0.4)); D(B--S_1); D(T--R_1); D(N--Q_1); D(H--P_1); D(A--O_1); D(C_1--E_1); D(E_1--F_1); D(F_1--D_1); D(D_1--C_1); D(G_1--L_2); D(L_2--M_2); D(M_2--H_1); D(H_1--G_1); D(I_1--N_2); D(N_2--O_2); D(O_2--J_1); D(J_1--I_1); D(K_1--P_2); D(P_2--Q_2); D(Q_2--L_1); D(L_1--K_1); D(M_1--R_2); D(R_2--S_2); D(S_2--N_1); D(N_1--M_1); D(T_1--T_2); D(T_2--U_2); D(U_2--U_1); D(U_1--T_1); D(V_1--V_2); D(V_2--W_2); D(W_2--W_1); D(W_1--V_1); D(Z_1--Z_2); D(Z_2--A_3); D(A_3--A_2); D(A_2--Z_1); D(B_2--B_3); D(B_3--C_3); D(C_3--C_2); D(C_2--B_2); D(D_2--D_3); D(D_3--E_3); D(E_3--E_2); D(E_2--D_2); label("0",(0.52,-5.77),SE*lsf,fp); label("\$ 5",(0.3,-4.84),SE*lsf,fp); label("\$ 10",(0.2,-3.84),SE*lsf,fp); label("\$ 15",(0.2,-2.85),SE*lsf,fp); label("\$ 20",(0.2,-1.85),SE*lsf,fp); label("$\mathrm{Price}$",(-.65,-3.84),SE*lsf,fp); label("$1$",(1.45,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$2$",(2.44,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$3$",(3.44,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$4$",(4.46,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$5$",(5.43,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$6$",(6.42,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$7$",(7.44,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$8$",(8.43,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$9$",(9.44,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$10$",(10.37,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("Month",(5.67,-6.43),SE*lsf,fp); D(A,linewidth(1pt)); D(B,linewidth(1pt)); D(D,linewidth(1pt)); D(E,linewidth(1pt)); D(F,linewidth(1pt)); D(G,linewidth(1pt)); D(H,linewidth(1pt)); D(J,linewidth(1pt)); D(K,linewidth(1pt)); D(L,linewidth(1pt)); D(M,linewidth(1pt)); D(N,linewidth(1pt)); D(P,linewidth(1pt)); D(Q,linewidth(1pt)); D(R,linewidth(1pt)); D(S,linewidth(1pt)); D(T,linewidth(1pt)); D(U,linewidth(1pt)); D(V,linewidth(1pt)); D(W,linewidth(1pt)); D(Z,linewidth(1pt)); D(E_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(F_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(O_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(P_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(Q_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(R_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(S_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(C_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(D_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(G_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(H_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(I_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(J_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(K_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(L_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(M_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(N_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(T_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(U_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(V_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(W_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(Z_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(A_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(B_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(C_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(D_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(E_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(L_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(M_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(N_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(O_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(P_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(Q_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(R_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(S_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(T_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(U_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(V_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(W_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(Z_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(A_3,linewidth(1pt)); D(B_3,linewidth(1pt)); D(C_3,linewidth(1pt)); D(D_3,linewidth(1pt)); D(E_3,linewidth(1pt)); clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle);[/asy] $\textbf{(A)}\ 50 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 62 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 70 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 89 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 100$

1999 AMC 12/AHSME, 10

Tags: percent
A sealed envelope contains a card with a single digit on it. Three of the following statements are true, and the other is false. I. The digit is 1. II. The digit is not 2. III. The digit is 3. IV. The digit is not 4. Which one of the following must necessarily be correct? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{I is true.} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \text{I is false.}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \text{II is true.} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \text{III is true.} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{IV is false.}$

2010 Contests, 3

Tags: percent
The graph shows the price of five gallons of gasoline during the first ten months of the year. By what percent is the highest price more than the lowest price? [asy] import graph; size(12.5cm); real lsf=2; pathpen=linewidth(0.5); pointpen=black; pen fp = fontsize(10); pointfontpen=fp; real xmin=-1.33,xmax=11.05,ymin=-9.01,ymax=-0.44; pen ycycyc=rgb(0.55,0.55,0.55); pair A=(1,-6), B=(1,-2), D=(1,-5.8), E=(1,-5.6), F=(1,-5.4), G=(1,-5.2), H=(1,-5), J=(1,-4.8), K=(1,-4.6), L=(1,-4.4), M=(1,-4.2), N=(1,-4), P=(1,-3.8), Q=(1,-3.6), R=(1,-3.4), S=(1,-3.2), T=(1,-3), U=(1,-2.8), V=(1,-2.6), W=(1,-2.4), Z=(1,-2.2), E_1=(1.4,-2.6), F_1=(1.8,-2.6), O_1=(14,-6), P_1=(14,-5), Q_1=(14,-4), R_1=(14,-3), S_1=(14,-2), C_1=(1.4,-6), D_1=(1.8,-6), G_1=(2.4,-6), H_1=(2.8,-6), I_1=(3.4,-6), J_1=(3.8,-6), K_1=(4.4,-6), L_1=(4.8,-6), M_1=(5.4,-6), N_1=(5.8,-6), T_1=(6.4,-6), U_1=(6.8,-6), V_1=(7.4,-6), W_1=(7.8,-6), Z_1=(8.4,-6), A_2=(8.8,-6), B_2=(9.4,-6), C_2=(9.8,-6), D_2=(10.4,-6), E_2=(10.8,-6), L_2=(2.4,-3.2), M_2=(2.8,-3.2), N_2=(3.4,-4), O_2=(3.8,-4), P_2=(4.4,-3.6), Q_2=(4.8,-3.6), R_2=(5.4,-3.6), S_2=(5.8,-3.6), T_2=(6.4,-3.4), U_2=(6.8,-3.4), V_2=(7.4,-3.8), W_2=(7.8,-3.8), Z_2=(8.4,-2.8), A_3=(8.8,-2.8), B_3=(9.4,-3.2), C_3=(9.8,-3.2), D_3=(10.4,-3.8), E_3=(10.8,-3.8); filldraw(C_1--E_1--F_1--D_1--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(G_1--L_2--M_2--H_1--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(I_1--N_2--O_2--J_1--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(K_1--P_2--Q_2--L_1--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(M_1--R_2--S_2--N_1--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(T_1--T_2--U_2--U_1--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(V_1--V_2--W_2--W_1--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(Z_1--Z_2--A_3--A_2--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(B_2--B_3--C_3--C_2--cycle,ycycyc); filldraw(D_2--D_3--E_3--E_2--cycle,ycycyc); D(B--A,linewidth(0.4)); D(H--(8,-5),linewidth(0.4)); D(N--(8,-4),linewidth(0.4)); D(T--(8,-3),linewidth(0.4)); D(B--(8,-2),linewidth(0.4)); D(B--S_1); D(T--R_1); D(N--Q_1); D(H--P_1); D(A--O_1); D(C_1--E_1); D(E_1--F_1); D(F_1--D_1); D(D_1--C_1); D(G_1--L_2); D(L_2--M_2); D(M_2--H_1); D(H_1--G_1); D(I_1--N_2); D(N_2--O_2); D(O_2--J_1); D(J_1--I_1); D(K_1--P_2); D(P_2--Q_2); D(Q_2--L_1); D(L_1--K_1); D(M_1--R_2); D(R_2--S_2); D(S_2--N_1); D(N_1--M_1); D(T_1--T_2); D(T_2--U_2); D(U_2--U_1); D(U_1--T_1); D(V_1--V_2); D(V_2--W_2); D(W_2--W_1); D(W_1--V_1); D(Z_1--Z_2); D(Z_2--A_3); D(A_3--A_2); D(A_2--Z_1); D(B_2--B_3); D(B_3--C_3); D(C_3--C_2); D(C_2--B_2); D(D_2--D_3); D(D_3--E_3); D(E_3--E_2); D(E_2--D_2); label("0",(0.52,-5.77),SE*lsf,fp); label("\$ 5",(0.3,-4.84),SE*lsf,fp); label("\$ 10",(0.2,-3.84),SE*lsf,fp); label("\$ 15",(0.2,-2.85),SE*lsf,fp); label("\$ 20",(0.2,-1.85),SE*lsf,fp); label("$\mathrm{Price}$",(-.65,-3.84),SE*lsf,fp); label("$1$",(1.45,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$2$",(2.44,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$3$",(3.44,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$4$",(4.46,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$5$",(5.43,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$6$",(6.42,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$7$",(7.44,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$8$",(8.43,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$9$",(9.44,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("$10$",(10.37,-5.95),SE*lsf,fp); label("Month",(5.67,-6.43),SE*lsf,fp); D(A,linewidth(1pt)); D(B,linewidth(1pt)); D(D,linewidth(1pt)); D(E,linewidth(1pt)); D(F,linewidth(1pt)); D(G,linewidth(1pt)); D(H,linewidth(1pt)); D(J,linewidth(1pt)); D(K,linewidth(1pt)); D(L,linewidth(1pt)); D(M,linewidth(1pt)); D(N,linewidth(1pt)); D(P,linewidth(1pt)); D(Q,linewidth(1pt)); D(R,linewidth(1pt)); D(S,linewidth(1pt)); D(T,linewidth(1pt)); D(U,linewidth(1pt)); D(V,linewidth(1pt)); D(W,linewidth(1pt)); D(Z,linewidth(1pt)); D(E_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(F_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(O_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(P_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(Q_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(R_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(S_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(C_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(D_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(G_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(H_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(I_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(J_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(K_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(L_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(M_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(N_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(T_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(U_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(V_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(W_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(Z_1,linewidth(1pt)); D(A_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(B_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(C_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(D_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(E_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(L_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(M_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(N_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(O_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(P_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(Q_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(R_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(S_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(T_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(U_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(V_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(W_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(Z_2,linewidth(1pt)); D(A_3,linewidth(1pt)); D(B_3,linewidth(1pt)); D(C_3,linewidth(1pt)); D(D_3,linewidth(1pt)); D(E_3,linewidth(1pt)); clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle);[/asy] $\textbf{(A)}\ 50 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 62 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 70 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 89 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 100$

1964 AMC 12/AHSME, 14

Tags: percent
A farmer bought $749$ sheeps. He sold $700$ of them for the price paid for the $749$ sheep. The remaining $49$ sheep were sold at the same price per head as the other $700$. Based on the cost, the percent gain on the entire transaction is: ${{ \textbf{(A)}\ 6.5 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 6.75 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 7 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 7.5 }\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 8 } $

2005 AMC 10, 2

Tags: percent
A positive number $ x$ has the property that $ x\%$ of $ x$ is $ 4$. What is $ x$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 20 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 40$

2010 Tournament Of Towns, 4

In a school, more than $90\% $ of the students know both English and German, and more than $90\%$ percent of the students know both English and French. Prove that more than $90\%$ percent of the students who know both German and French also know English.

1956 AMC 12/AHSME, 45

A wheel with a rubber tire has an outside diameter of $ 25$ in. When the radius has been decreased a quarter of an inch, the number of revolutions in one mile will: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{be increased about }2\% \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{be increased about }1\%$ $ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{be increased about }20\% \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \text{be increased about }\frac {1}{2}\% \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{remain the same}$