Sales Tax, Percent and proportions

In New City, Texas, the sale tax rate is 8.15%. How is this percent represented as a

decimal?

• 8.15

• 0.815

• 0.0815

• 0.00815

Mr. Lucas bought a new lounge chair for his game room. The one he chose was $425.

He had to pay a sales tax of 8%. What was the amount of sales tax he paid on the chair?

• $53.13

• $340.00

• $34.00

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Sandra bought a new coat for $45.00 and skirt for 35.00. If the sales tax rate is 7%, what

is the amount of sales tax Sandra will owe on the purchase?

• $0.56

• $2.45

• $3.15

• $5.60

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George deposited $900 in an account that earns 5% simple interest annually. How

much interest will the account earn after 3 years, if he makes no withdrawals or

deposits?

• $63.05

• $135.00

• $80.00

• $141.86

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Devon invests $8,000 in a savings account that pays 2% simple interest. How much will

be in the account after 6 years if Devon makes no withdrawals or deposits to the

account?

• $960

• $160

• $8,960

• $4,800

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Jonas wants to mail a package that weighs 8.5 kilograms. How much does the package

weigh in pounds if 1 kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds?

• 10.7 lb

• 8.24 lb

• 3.9 lb

• 18.7 lb

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A container holds 7 liters of water. If one liter is approximately 2.13 pints, about how

many pints of water does the container hold?

• 10.5 pt

• 15 pt

• 305 pt

• 17 pt

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Last week Betsy made 80 on her quiz. This week she made 76. What is the percent

decrease in her score?

• 5%

• 4%

• 50%

• 10%

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Mary decreased her time in the mile walk from 30 minutes to 24 minutes. What was

the percent of decrease?

• 8%

• 6%

• 25%

• 20%

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If a distance on a map measures 4.2 cm, how far is the actual distance if the scale used

reads 2 cm = 5 km?

• 1.68 km

• 2.1 km

• 5 km

• 10.5 km

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