FM: Life Prep Math

The Carousel Clothes Shop is advertising a sale featuring 30% off the marked price on any item. Which of the following gives the sale price, in dollars, of an item with a marked price of p dollars?

• 0.3p

• p - 30p

• p - 0.3

• p - 0.3p

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Brian bought a pair of jeans for 2/3 of the original price of $48 and a belt for 40% of its original price of $12.50. Ignoring sales tax, what is the total amount for these purchases?

• $21.00

• $27.00

• $37.00

• $39.50

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

What is 5% of 50?

• 0.5

• 2.5

• 10

• 25

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Suppose that replacing an old electric water heater with a new, energy-efficient electric water heater will reduce a home's average monthly electric bill by 20%. If the old electric water heater in a home with a current average monthly electric bill of $110 is replaced by a new energy-efficient one, what will be the home's new average monthly electric bill?

• $22.00

• $88.00

• $90.00

• $109.80

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

While watching TV from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm, you count 20 commercials, each 30 seconds long. To the nearest percent, what percent of the hour is taken up by commercials?

• 6%

• 10%

• 17%

• 50%

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Mr. Jones earns a total of $320 each week at his job in Shaba's Supermarket. If 18% of his pay is withheld for taxes, insurance, and other deductions, what is his take-home pay each week?

• $57.60

• $262.40

• $300.50

• $338.00

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Ticket sales for this year's annual concert at County Stadium were $350,000. The promoter is predicting that next year's ticket sales, in dollars, will be 60% greater than this year's. How many dollars in ticket sales is the promoter predicting for next year?

• $350,060

• $410,000

• $560,000

• $950,000

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

An advertisement for tires says, "Buy 3 tires at the regular price and get the fourth tire free!" This offer is equivalent to what discount off the regular price of all 4 tires?

• 1/4 %

• 1/3 %

• 25%

• 40%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Adina plays in a bowling league. Her bowling scores for last week are listed below. What is the median of Adina's bowling scores for last week?

142, 186, 201, 191, 116, 201, 175

• 180 1/2

• 186

• 191

• 201

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CCSS.7.SP.B.4

An organization promoting good nutritional habits collected data on fat calories in foods from 9 fast food restaurants. The values represent the number of fat calories in a small order of french fries from each restaurant.

160, 106, 104, 113, 160, 103, 161, 89, 96

What is the median number of fat calories in a small order of fries at these restaurants?

• 106

• 108

• 125

• 128

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3