Test Practice Quiz

6%, written as a decimal, is:

• 0.6

• 6.0

• $\frac{1}{600}$

• 0.06

As a percentage,  $\frac{3}{20}$  is equivalent to:

• 3%

• 12%

• 15%

• 30%

Lucille’s pie company managed to sell 1,200 pies in the month of May. Each pie sold for $2.50, and overall Lucille spent $2,500 in costs making and selling the pies. Which of the following statements are true:

• Lucille made a loss of $500

• Lucille made a profit of $500

• Lucille made a loss of $2,497.50

• Lucy made a profit of $1,300

If Freda paid 33% of the cost of a sundae for two, what percentage of the cost was paid by her friend Shane?

• 33%

• 50%

• 67%

• 77%

40.5% of 325 is equal to

• 1316.25

• 131.625

• 13162.5

• 13.1625

16 cents as a percentage of $3 is:

• 0.053%

• 0.53%

• 5.33%

• 533%

While shopping, Bex notices a dress is on sale with a sign saying 15% discount. If Bex decides to buy the dress, what percentage of the original price will she pay?

• 85%

• 115%

• 15%

• Depends on how much the dress initially cost

 Last year a ticket to The Wiggles cost $75. This year the price was marked up by 10%. Which calculation will give the new price?

• 75+10

• 75 +110%

•  $75\times90\%$  

•  $1.10\times75$  

Sara’s Instagram page has 1,100 followers. After she posts a particularly cute photo of her dog, her number of followers increased by 3%. The number of followers she now has is equal to:

• 1168

• 1474

• 1133

• 33

Belle’s sister found her secret stash of M&Ms. If the tub originally had 132 M&Ms in it, and it now only has 94, what percentage of M&Ms did Belle’s sister eat?

• 71.2%

• 140%

• 37%

• 28.8%