Percent Review

What is 95% of 70?

• 42

• 66.5

• 7.4

• 19

Last semester, 92 seventh grade students made honor roll. If there are 400 students in the seventh grade, what percent made honor roll? (Use the % in your answer)

(a)  

Jaylanie got a manicure for $30 and a pedicure for $45 at the salon. She plans to tip 15%, how much will she pay in total?

(a)  

Eighty-four of the students in the band own their instruments. If this is 37.5% of the students in the band, how many total students are in the band?

• 84

• 32

• 224

• 8400

Scarlett took 62 minutes to take her history test. Alex took 70% of the time that it took Scarlett to complete the test. How long did it take Alex to take his history test?

• 82.5

• 35.7

• 88.6

• 43.4

Edgar found a $52 watch on the clearance rack for 70% off. If the sales tax is 6.25%, how much will he pay in total?

• $32.18

• $36.40

• $15.60

• $31.15

A four wheeler salesperson earns 5.8% commission on every four wheeler sold. How much commission will the salesperson earn on the sale of a $14,200 four wheeler?

(a)  

Mrs. Simons borrowed $9,000 for some home repairs. She will be paying 6% in simple interest over the next three years. What is the total amount she will be paying on the loan?

• $10,620

• $9,620

• $16,620

• $11,620

The average cost of a bag of popcorn at the movie theater was $4.50 in 1998 and $5.75 in 2019. Find the percent of change in the price of a bag of popcorn from 1998 to 2019 and classify as a percent increase or percent decrease.

• 35.2% decrease

• 35.2% increase

• 27.8% decrease

• 27.8% increase

Lilly used money she received for 8th grade graduation to start a new savings account with a simple interest rate of 7.5%. After 12 years, the account had earned $576. If there were no other deposits or withdrawals, what was the original amount placed in the account?

• $480

• $550

• $640

• 720