Percents Practice

A $20 shirt has a 5% tax. How much will you pay in tax?

• $2.00

• $1.00

• $10.00

• $5.00

A meal costs $50 and you leave a $10 tip. What percent tip did you leave?

• 20%

• 2%

• 5%

• 15%

A saleswoman makes $2000 in sales. She earns a 5% commission. How much did she make in commission?

• $10

• $20

• $100

• $200

An $80 pair of shoes are marked 25% off. How much will you pay for the shoes?

• $20.00

• $60.00

• $55.00

• $65.00

Find the percent of change from 500 to 615

• 19% increase

• 81% increase

• 115% increase

• 23% increase

Find the percent change from 120 to 60.

• 50% decrease

• 100% decrease

• 5% decrease

• 60% decrease

Find the percent of change from 140 to 35.

• 300% decrease

• 150% decrease

• 49% decrease

• 75% decrease

If you borrow $675 for six years at a simple interest rate of 10%, how much interest will you pay?

• $40.50

• $1125.00

• $405.00

• $112.50

How much simple interest is earned on $470 at 4% for 7 years?

• $1316.00

• $1678.00

• $131.60

• $167.80

If you earned $200 simple interest on a loan of $500 at an interest rate of 2%, how many years was the loan for?

• 20 years

• 2 years

• 125 years

• 12.5 years