Puzzling Percents HMS 372

Jeremiah sells bicycles at Bike Bonanza and is paid a 7% commission on each bicycle he sells. On Saturday he sold 3 bicycles priced at $165, $204, and $188. How much commission will Jeremiah receive?

• A. $11.55

• B. $116.97

• C. $38.99

• D. $557

Jocelyn goes to two different stores to buy jeans. Both stores are having a sale. At Store A, jeans are regularly priced at $42 but are on sale for 30% off. At Store B, jeans are regularly priced at $40 but are on sale for 25% off. Which of the following is true about the situation?

• A. Store A has the better price because the 30% is greater than 25%.

• B. Store A has the better price because the sale price is $0.60 less than the sale price at Store B.

• C. Store B has the better price because $40 is less than $42.

• D. The sale price is the same for both stores.

Lucas purchased four tires for $84.50 each. The store charged 7.5% sales tax. What was the total amount Lucas paid for the four tires?

• A. $363.35

• B. $25.35

• C. $109.85

• D. $338.00

Last year Marta’s company paid a 4% commission on all sales and this year the company is paying a 4.5% commission on all sales. If her sales totaled $50,000 for each year, how much more money will she make this year than last year?

• $2,000

• $250

• $2,500

• $2,250

John has a part-time job delivering pizza. He earns a base salary of $5.15 per hour and his average tip for delivering pizza is 11% of the price of the pizza. How much will he earn if he delivers $452 worth of pizza during a 6 hour shift?

• A. $30.90

• B. $34.30

• C. $49.72

• D. $80.62

Francis heard that a car radio was on sale for 30% off. If the sale price was $57.75, what was the original price of the radio?

• $82.50

• $75.30

• $55.25

• $52.20

Danielle found an outfit she liked at two different stores. Store 1 marked the outfit down by 15%. They then marked down the reduced price an additional 5% off. Danielle had a 20% off coupon for Store 2. If the outfit originally cost $85 at both stores, which store is a better buy for Danielle?

• Store 1

• Store 2

The sales tax rate in Harris County is 7.25%, but the sales tax rate for the city of Houston is 8.25%. How much money would Zack save if he purchased a car for $22,500 in Harris County instead of the city of Houston?

• $1631.25

• $1856.25

• $225

• $250

Oliver makes a base salary of $3,000 per month plus a 2.5% commission on all his sales. Which of the following could be used to calculate his total monthly pay if he has $24,000 in sales in one month?

• A. 3,000 + 2.5(24,000)

• B. 3,000 + 0.025(24,000)

• C. 24,000 + 0.025(3,000)

• D. 24,000 + 2.5(3,000)

Marcus can choose between a monthly salary of $1,500 plus a 5.5% commission of sales or $2,000 plus a 3% commission of sales. He expects about $8,000 in sales each month. Which salary option should he choose?

• $1,500 monthly salary plus 5.5% commission

• $2,00 monthly salary plus 3% commission