Proportional Reasoning with Percents — Test Answers

Use the diagram to solve. What is 260 percent of 6 ? Percent Total 100 percent 100 percent 20 percent 20 percent 20 percent 260 percent

A girl’s club held a fundraiser last year and raised 600 dollars for the local soup kitchen. This year they raised 960 dollars What is the percent change in the total amount raised by the girl’s club?

The following information is known about a savings account. Time is equal to 6 years Interest rate is equal to 1 point 9 percent Principal is equal to 850 dollars What amount of total interest will be earned at the end of year 6 ?

Nadal invests 5 dollars comma 678 at an annual interest rate of 4 point 5 percent for 6 years. For which variable can Nadal substitute the value 5 comma 678 in the simple interest formula? l is equal to p r t

A pan has an original price of 32 dollars but is marked down by 15 percent. Which equation shows the new price of the pan?

Nikhil gets paid a 5 percent commission on every pair of shoes that he sells. He earned 1 point 0 0 dollars on the last pair of shoes that he sold. The expression that can be used to represent x , the price of the shoes, is 0 point 0 5 x is equal to 1 What was the price of the shoes?

Arsha predicted that she would sell 225 magnets. She actually sold 240 magnets. What are the values of A and b in the given table? Percent Error Item Approximate value Exact value Error Absolute error Ratio Percent error Magnets 225 240 A b

Rachel finished a meal at a diner and received a bill for 10 point 9 9 dollars She charged the bill along with a 15 percent gratuity to her credit card. What is the total amount she charged to her credit card? Round to the nearest cent if necessary.

A dining set is priced at 785 dollars If the sales tax is 7 percent, what is the cost to purchase the dining set? Round to the nearest cent if necessary.

Meredith borrows 12 dollars comma 560 and pays 2 percent simple interest each year for 4 years. What is the total amount of interest that she will pay on the loan?

Jeremy wants to give a 20 percent gratuity to his cab driver. His fare is 35 point 5 0 dollars What is the total amount he will pay the driver?

What is the approximate percent decrease when a fish count goes down from 850 to 500 ?

The Bishop family celebrated a birthday by dining out at a local restaurant. Their bill was 97 point 4 5 dollars Mr. Bishop would like to leave a 18 percent tip at the table for the server. What is the total amount that the family will pay for the dinner? Round to the nearest cent if necessary.

Lori was paid a 15 percent commission for the home audio system that she sold. The electronics store had marked up the price of the system by 60 percent over the wholesale price of 264 dollars How much did Lori earn for the sale of the home audio system?

Sam predicted that he would sell 15 mugs, but he actually sold 20 mugs. Which expression would find the percent error? Use the given table to help answer the question. Percent Error Item Approximate value Exact value Error Absolute error Ratio Percent error Mugs 15 20 negative 5 5

Sameera predicted that she would sell 38 blankets, but she actually sold 28 blankets. Which expression would find the percent error? Use the given table to help answer the question. Percent Error Item Approximate value Exact value Error Absolute error Ratio Percent error Blankets 38 28 10 10

Alec paid the bill for dinner with his clients which totaled 140 dollars before tax and tip. If an 8 percent sales tax was added to the cost of the meal, and an automatic tip was added in the amount of 25 point 0 0 dollars , what was the total cost of the dinner?

What is the retail price of a shirt that has a wholesale price of 12 dollars and is marked up by 60 percent?

Noa was paid a 25 percent commission for selling a used car. Percents Total 100 percent If she was paid 1 dollars comma 631 point 2 4 , what was the selling price of the car?

Lena told her mother that the jeans that she bought were on sale for 10 percent off and she had saved 8 point 2 5 dollars on them. Percents Total 10 percent 10 percent 10 percent 10 percent 10 percent 10 percent 10 percent 10 percent 10 percent 10 percent 100 percent 8 point 2 5 dollars 8 point 2 5 dollars 8 point 2 5 dollars 8 point 2 5 dollars 8 point 2 5 dollars 8 point 2 5 dollars 8 point 2 5 dollars 8 point 2 5 dollars 8 point 2 5 dollars 8 point 2 5 dollars Lena’s mother wanted to know the price of the jeans before the discount to determine if Lena was shopping for jeans that were too expensive. What was the price of the jeans before the discount?