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Luke is a waiter. He waits on a table whose ‘

bill comes to $150.40. If he receives a

20% tip, how much will he

receive in a tip?

• $35.00

• $30.08

• $180.40

• $150

Jake sold a total of $9,400 worth of clothing

last week at his store. If his commission

is 14% of sales, how much commission

did he earn?

• $1000

• $14

• $1,316

• $1300

Kenna sells dolls at her doll store. If she

sells a doll for $16, and there is a 5% sales

Tax, what is the total cost of the doll

including sales tax?

• $0.80

• $17

• $16

• $16.80

Nicole wants to buy two necklaces, one for

her sister and one for herself. The necklace

for her sister costs $34.75 and the necklace

for herself costs $46.00. The sales tax on

the purchases is 8%. Find the total cost of

Nicole’s purchases, including sales tax.

• $88

• $87.21

• $80.75

• $90

If a DVD movie sells for $29 and the sales

tax is $1.74, what is the sales tax percent?

• 6%

• 6.5%

• 7%

• 5.5%

Maddi purchased a book from Barnes and Noble for

$45 and later found it on Amazon for $27. Which

of the following expressions correctly shows the

percent of change in the book price?

• 45 – 27

• (45 – 27) ÷ 27

• (45 – 27) ÷ 45

• 45 ÷ 27

If the price of silver went from $40 an ounce to

$48 an ounce in one week, what was the

percent of increase in the price of silver?

• 25%

• 20%

• 2%

• 50%

The price of orange juice increased from $4.00

to $5.00. What is the percent of change

for the price of juice?

• 22%

• 20%

• 2%

• 25%

Paul Bunyon is cutting down a tree slowly. The

tree is 51 inches tall right now. At the beginning

of the year the tree was 60 inches tall. What

percent of change does this represent?

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

• 100%

A new Kindle costs $72.00 Alexandria waits

until it is on sale for $54 to buy it.

What was the discount percent on

the Kindle?

• 25%

• 19%

• 12%

• 35%