Quiz about Tax, Tip, Commission Practice

Question 1

What does the word "percent" actually mean?

Accepted Answer

Parts per one hundred

Answer

out of 50

Answer

times 10

Answer

per penny

Question 2

Write 35% as a fraction.

Accepted Answer

35/100

Answer

3/5

Answer

100/35

Answer

3.5x100

Question 3

Write 206% as a fraction.

Accepted Answer

206/100

Answer

206/1000

Answer

2.06/100

Answer

100/206

Question 4

Which is the decimal equivalent to 4.5%?

Accepted Answer

0.045

Answer

4.5

Answer

0.45

Answer

0.0045

Question 5

What percent is in color?

Accepted Answer

62%

Answer

620%

Answer

1/2

Answer

60%

Question 6

In the following problem, what are you trying to solve for? The part, percent, or whole?
18 is what percent of 36?

Accepted Answer

Percent

Answer

Part

Answer

Whole

Question 7

Find 125% of 3.

Accepted Answer

3.75

Answer

2.4

Answer

0.024

Answer

375

Question 8

17 is what percent of 68?

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

.25

Answer

4

Answer

40

Question 9

12 is what percent of 30?

Accepted Answer

40%

Answer

50%

Answer

60%

Answer

250%

Question 10

Sales tax is __________ to the price.

Accepted Answer

added

Answer

subtracted

Answer

multiplied

Answer

divided

Question 11

How would you find 8% of 50?

Accepted Answer

.08 times 50

Answer

8 times 50

Answer

100 divided by 8

Answer

8 divided by 50

Question 12

Find the sales tax on a $199.95 iPod if the tax rate is 9%.

Accepted Answer

$18.00

Answer

$ 17.99

Answer

$ 217.95

Answer

$179.90

Question 13

Find the total cost of a $990 television if you have also have to pay 9% tax.

Accepted Answer

$ 1,079.10

Answer

$ 89.10

Answer

$ 900.90

Answer

Free

Question 14

Find the tip amount on a $20 lunch if you leave a 20% tip.

Accepted Answer

$ 4

Answer

$ .40

Answer

$ 2.00

Answer

$ 24

Question 15

Shelley sells a home for $127,000 and makes 7% commission.  How much commission does she make?

Accepted Answer

8,890

Answer

135,890

Answer

88,900

Answer

889,000

Question 16

A carpet salesman sold 5,000 yards of carpet in one month at an average of $3 per yard. His commission was 16%. How much money did he make that month?

Accepted Answer

$2400

Answer

$2800

Answer

$2648

Answer

$2587

Question 17

Amelia sells jewelry. She make a total of 12% of commission off of her sales. How much commission Amelia make when she sells $22,540 worth of jewelry.

Accepted Answer

$2,704.80

Answer

13,780.80

Answer

$450.80

Answer

$304.80

Question 18

Jessica earns a base salary of $150.00 every week with an additional 14% commission on everything she sells. If Jessica sold $1,650.00 worth of items last week, what was her total pay?

Accepted Answer

$381

Answer

$231

Answer

$252

Answer

$1,650

Question 19

Vicky made some purchases at the Sunflower Market. She bought strawberries for $3.50, carrots for $2.25 and a bouquet of flowers for $9.95. If sales tax is 5%, what will Vicky pay in total?

Accepted Answer

$16.49

Answer

$14.91

Answer

$16.48

Answer

$16.50

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

33.60

Answer

40.00

Answer

24.60

Answer

30.50

Question 21

Mrs. Ray is buying some groceries.  They total to $35.50.  Sales tax is 4.5%.  When she goes to pay, how much will she owe?

Accepted Answer

$37.10

Answer

$1.60

Answer

$40.00

Answer

$51.48

Question 22

Convert the following fraction into a decimal.
24/48

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

24.48

Answer

2.4

Answer

2.0

Question 23

26 is 5% of what number?

Accepted Answer

520

Answer

1.3

Answer

2.5

Answer

25.95

Question 24

Sarah earns $20 a day working after school. She spent 30% of her daily earnings on Monday. How much money did she spend on Monday?

Accepted Answer

$6

Answer

$1.40

Answer

$0.60

Answer

$14

Question 25

Eric earned 60 points on his last test. If there were 75 possible points, what was his percent grade?

Accepted Answer

80%

Answer

20%

Answer

40%

Answer

60%

Question 26

Shirley spelled 12 of her 15 spelling words correctly on the test.  What percent grade did Shirley get on the test?

Accepted Answer

80%

Answer

40%

Answer

50%

Answer

60%

Question 27

Henry has 15 lawns mowed out of a total of 60 lawns. What percent is that?

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

15

Answer

19

Answer

4

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