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The price of a television was reduced from $250 to $200. By what percentage was the price of the television reduced?

• 20%

• 25%

• 80%

• 50%

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The price of a video game was reduced from $60 to $45. By what percentage was the price of the video game reduced?

• 15%

• 25%

• 75%

• 40%

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The price of a sweater was reduced from $20 to $12. By what percentage was the price of the sweater reduced?

• 8%

• 80%

• 60%

• 40%

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Amanda increased the amount of protein she eats every day from 48g to 54g. By what percentage did Amanda increase the amount of protein she eats?

• 11.1%

• 88.9%

• 112.5%

• 12.5%

Cassie wants to buy a pair of shoes for $26.50 and a shirt for $9.50. If the sales tax rate is 8.25%, what will be the amount of sales tax on Cassie's purchase?

• $2.89

• $2.97

• $3.06

• $3.13

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Felicia earns $800 a month. The table shows her monthly budget. Which statement is supported by the information in the table?

• Felicia spends 10% of her monthly budget on clothes 7 food.

• Felicia spends 25% of her monthly budget on her car payment.

• Felicia spends 20% of her monthly budget on college savings.

• Felicia spends 50% of her monthly budget on her car payment & cell phone.

In Oscar's monthly budget, each category is assigned a certain percentage of his monthly income. Oscar's monthly income is $2,250. Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the table?

• Oscar puts $360 of his monthly income into savings.

• Less than $900 of Oscar's monthly income is for his house payment & life insurance.

• Oscar budgets $485 of his monthly income for telephone, utilities and emergencies.

• More than $530 of Oscar's monthly income is for his car payment & car insurance.

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Maria's monthly income is $2,000. The table displays the different categories in Maria's monthly budget and the amount of money she spends in each category. Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the table?

• More than 1/2 of Maria's monthly income is spent on rent.

• Maria puts 15% of her monthly income into savings.

• More than 1/4 of Maria's monthly income is spent on utilities, cable & groceries.

• Maria spends 14% of her monthly income on her cell phone & other expenses.

The table shows Peter's net worth statement. Assets are shown as positive numbers and liabilities are shown as negative numbers. The value of Peter's house is not given. Peter's net worth is $101,800. Based on the information in the table, what is the current value of Pete's house?

• $58,600

• $78,300

• $98,000

• $82,100

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Emily created the net worth statement shown. Based on the information in the table, what is Emily's net worth?

• $107, 550

• $87,025

• $20,525

• $128,075

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