Business Math Percentages Practice

Write the number 1.75 as a percent.

• 1.75%

• 17.5%

• 175%

• .175%

Write the number .02 as a percent.

• .02%

• 2%

• .2%

• .002%

Answer explanation

.02 * 100% = 2%

Write 73% as a number.

• .73

• 73

• .073

• 7.3

Answer explanation

Remember we divide the given percent by 100%. Ex - 73/100 = .73

Movie tickets normally cost $12.50 but are 15% off on Wednesday nights. Select the equation you would use to calculate the amount you will save on your ticket at 15% off.

• Savings = 12.50 * 15%

• Savings = $12.50 * .85

• Savings = $12.50 * 1.15

• Savings = $12.50 * .15

Answer explanation

We are looking for how much money we will save at 15% so our equation will look like this. This amount will be 15% of the original ticket cost. Savings on ticket = $12.50 * .15

Your bill for textbooks was $549.70, but you purchased all used textbooks so you will receive a discount of 25% discount . Select the equation you would use to find the amount you would pay for the books after the discount is applied.

• Cost of Textbooks = $549.70 * .25

• Cost of Textbooks = $540.70 * 1.25

• Cost of Textbooks = $540.70 * .75

• Cost of Textbooks = College isn't free????

Answer explanation

If take 25% off then you pay 75% of the original value. Therefore your equation would be Cost of Textbooks = $540.70 * .75

You are buying a new purse and it is priced at $127.00. If the purse is listed as 20% off but has an additional 5.5% sales tax added on at the end. How much will you pay for the purse?

• $107.19

• $94.62

• $159.39

• $$96.01

Answer explanation

First you find what 20% of of $127.00 would be. 127 * .8 = $101.6. Now you find 5.5% of $101.6 and add it on to $101.6.

74 percent of 25 is.....

• 6.5

• 33.78

• 18.5

Answer explanation

Equation would be x = .74 * 25, x = 18.5

Your salary increased from $42,420 to $43,884. Calculate the amount of increase in your salary.

• -$1,464

• $1,464

• $122

Answer explanation

You are just looking for amount increase so you take the new amount and subtract the roginal amount from it.

If I am caclulating percent increase and I get 1.2451 as my answer. Then the percent increase would be.....

• 1,2451%

• 124.51%

• 24.51%

• .2451%

Answer explanation

Remember if we are calculating percent increase then we look at the decimal and on. This is .245, and if we write this as a percent we must then multiply it by 100%. .245 * 100% = 24.5%

You received a raise at work and your salary went from $54,890 to $59,400. Calculate the percent increase.

• $4,510

• 7.64%

• 8.21%

• 93.79%

Answer explanation

If you divide 59,400 by 54,890. You get 1.082. You then take the decimal on and multiply it by 100%. .082 * 100% = 8.2%