Practice Test: Percents

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Question 1Lisa sells stuffed animals. She sells a stuffed elephant for $15.90, and the sales tax is 7% of the sale price. About how much is the sales tax on the elephant?

A) $1.11B) $1.13C) $3.15D) $3.23

Below is a table showing the different sale prices of a bicycle that Juan wants to purchase.

A) Bill’s BikesB) Sports ShopC) BikesD) Not enough information to tell.

Question 2StoreName

Regular price

Discount

Bill’s Bikes $180 15% off

Sports Shop $200 $50 off

Bikes $190 25% off

Juan wants to get the best deal. Which store offers the bike at the lowest price after the

discount?

A salesman needed to sell a four–wheeler. He priced it at $2,500 the first day it was on the market. The second day he reduced the price by 10%. What was the price of the four–wheeler after this reduction?

A) $10B) $225C) $2,250D) $2,700

Question 3

A wrestler competes in 25 matches. Of those matches, he wins 13. What percent of the matches did the wrestler win?

A) 11%B) 52%C) 13%D) 97%

Question 4

Quinn has $500 in a savings account that pays 3% simple interest. What is the amount of money Cody will have in his bank account after 2 years if he leaves his money in the bank?

A) $3B) $30C) $530D) $470

Question 5I = prt

A store buys shirts for $10 each and marks up the price by 25%. What is the price for a shirt at this store?

A) $2.50B) $7.50C) $12.50D) $35.00

Question 6

Ryan invested $1,000 in a simple interest account for 2 years. At the end of the 2 years, she had earned $250 in interest. What was the simple interest rate of the account?

A) 0.125%B) 1.25%C) 12.5%D) 25%

Question 7I = prt

Mr. Brown borrows $3,000 from his bank to buy a used car. The loan has a 3.4% annual simple interest rate. If it takes Mr. Brown two years to pay back the loan, what is the total amount he will be paying?

A) $244B) $204C) $2,796D) $3,204

Question 8I = prt

At a pet store, 22% of the animals are cats. If there are a total of 132 animals at the pet store, which proportion can be used to find x, the number of cats at the pet store?

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Question 9

In one year London’s height went from 25 inches to 27 inches. What was the percent of increase in London’s height?

A) .08%B) 8%C) 4.8%D) 80%

Question 10

Bert purchased a TV for $400. Eight months later, the same TV was selling for $280. What was the percent of decrease in the price?

A) 3%B) 10%C) 13%D) 30%

Question 11

Mr. Dog estimated that there were 270 students at his soccer game. The actual number of students at the game was 400. What was the percent error of his estimate?

A) 10%B) 32.5%C) 35%D) 45%

Question 12

Maria and her sister each have a salad and a drink for lunch at a restaurant. A salad costs $5.25 and a drink costs $1.25. Maria’s sister leaves a 15% tip. What was the total cost of the meal including the tip?

A) $1.95B) $11.05C) $14.95D) $131.95

Question 13

The Martin’s want to buy a new computer. The regular price is $649. The store is offering a 10% discount and a sales tax of 5% is added after the discount. What is the total cost of the TV?

A) $584.10B) $29.21C) $613.31D) $789.75

Question 14

Maggie bought a novel at a bookstore on sale for 20% off its original price of $18.99. Jenny bought the same novel at a different bookstore for 10% off its original price of $17. Which person received the better deal?

A) Maggie B) Jenny C) Neither; both books cost the same after the discountD) Not enough information to determine

Question 15

John bought a cell phone for $79 and the 6% sales tax was added at the register. John gave the cashier five $20 bills, how much change should he receive?

A) $83.74B) $16.26C) $74.26D) $19.60

Question 16

Carlos bought an item online for $150 and he was charged an $30 fee for shipping. What percent of the sale price was the shipping fee?

A) .05%B) 5%C) 20%D) 25%

Question 17

A carpet layer can put down 200 square feet of carpeting in 2 hours. How many hours will it take him to lay 500 square feet of carpet?

A) 3.75 hoursB) 4 hoursC) 4.25 hoursD) 5 hours

Question 18

Constructive ResponseBen earned $ 500 mowing lawns this month. Of his earnings, he plans to spend 18% repairing lawn equipment, deposit 20% in his savings, and use 35% for clothes. He will spend the rest. How much will Ben have left to spend? Repairing lawn equipment: $ ______________ Deposit in his savings: $_______________ Clothes: $_______________ Left to spend: $________________