Percents & Proportional Relationships

A coffee mug is marked up 15%. What expression can be used to find the retail price?

• 1.15x
• .85x
• .15x
• 1.85x

Last year, 2,376 people attended a summer music festival. This year, attendance was 2,950. What was the percent of change in attendance to the nearest whole percent?

• Increase 24%
• Increase 19%
• Decrease 24%
• Decrease 19%

Sam bought an $85.00 jacket for 40% off of the regular price.  How much did he pay for the jacket? 

• 75
• 51
• 36
• 34

Daniel has dinner at a restaurant and the cost of his meal is $28.00. Because of the service, he wants to leave a 20% tip. What is his total bill including tip?

• 33.60
• 40.00
• 24.60
• 30.50

Gabby wants to buy a kitchen Goods cookie jar for 80% off. The original price is $4.00. how much will Gabby pay during the sale?

• 3.20
• 5.00
• 2.20
• 1.20

  If you pay 8% sales tax on a $42.85 item, how much would your total bill be with tax?

• 42
• 3.42
• 46.28
• 3.43

  What is the appropriate amount of sales tax (6%) on an item costing $175.00?

• $ 9.99
• $ 10.50
• $100.00
• $ 12.54

How much will you tip on a $75.45 steak dinner, if you leave an 18% tip?

• $ 13.58
• $ 89.03
• $ 61.87
• $135.80

Jerry borrowed $4,000 for 5 years at 6% simple interest rate. How much interest is that?

• $800
• $1,000
• $1,200
• $1,500

Ann puts $300 in a bank account earning 4% interest.  How much will she earn in interest in 1 year?

• 4
• 8
• 12
• 16