Proportions and Percents

^{Solve the proportion for k in the problem.}

• k = 11.2

• k = .29

• k = 4.375

• k = 3.85

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

Solve the proportion for x in the problem.

• x = 168

• x = 196

• x = 74.7

• x = 210

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

A rectangle is 25 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide. If it is reduced to a height of 2.5 inches what is the width?

• .85 inches

• .75 inches

• .95 inches

• 85 inches

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Frankie bought 17 bags of potatoes for $55.76. How many bags of potatoes could he buy if he only spent $16.40?

• 3

• 4

• 6

• 5

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Frankie bought a book that he wanted for $18.95. The sales tax was 5.5%. What was the sales tax that he paid?

• $10.42

• $1.04

• $19.99

• $29.37

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The resale shop got a table for $43.00 and marked it up 65%. What was the markup of the table?

• $27.95

• $70.95

• $15.05

• $65.00

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The new dog food salesperson was told that she would receive a 9% commission on all of her sales. The first month her total sales were $36, 420. How much commission did she earn?

• $327.78

• $32, 778

• $39, 697.80

• $3, 277.80

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Francine went to pick up the pizza she had ordered. The regular price was $24.95 but she had a coupon for a discount of 24%. How much money did she save by using the coupon?

• $5.99

• $5.98

• $18.96

• $18.97

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Originally, Mr. Newton had 58 hissing cockroaches. After two years the population had grown to 77. What was the percent of increase in the cockroach population?

• 132.7%

• 32.8%

• 32.7%

• 75.3%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Last year the parade had 1346 people in it. This year there were only 997. What was the percent of decrease in the number of people in the parade?

• 135%

• 35%

• 74.1%

• 25.9%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C