Quiz about Tax, discount, markup, tips, commission, interest

Question 1

According to a survey of Americans, 39 out of 50 people prefer coffee to tea. What percentage prefer coffee to tea?

Hint: 39/50 so you will divide ___ by ___.

Accepted Answer

78

Answer

58

Answer

68

Answer

88

Question 2

What is 15% of 66?

Accepted Answer

9.9

Answer

9.6

Answer

9.7

Answer

9.8

Question 3

48 is what percent of 96?

Accepted Answer

50

Answer

35

Answer

40

Answer

45

Question 4

Joe spent $35 on a meal. There is 8.75 sales tax. How much did he pay altogether for the meal and tax?

Accepted Answer

$38.06

Answer

$38.07

Answer

$38.08

Answer

$38.09

Question 5

Bob gets a haircut for $30. He wants to give the barber a 15% tip. What would the tip be?

Accepted Answer

$4.50

Answer

$4

Answer

$5

Answer

$5.50

Question 6

Jake wins 2,000,000 in the lottery. But he has to pay 36% in taxes for this amount. How much does he get to keep of the 2,000,000.

Be careful - how much does he keep, not have to pay

Accepted Answer

1,280,000

Answer

720,000

Answer

800,000

Answer

1,400,000

Question 7

Bob buys a pair of shoes for $210, but they give him a 25% discount. How much did he pay?

Accepted Answer

157.50

Answer

145

Answer

155

Answer

165

Question 8

Bob gets a 15% commission on all the clothing he sells at a store. Last week he sold $490 worth of clothing. What is his commission?

Accepted Answer

73.50

Answer

72.50

Answer

74.50

Answer

75.50

Question 9

Sam deposits $10,000 in a savings account. The interest is 3% per year. After one year, how much money does Bob have?

Accepted Answer

$10,300

Answer

$10,303

Answer

$10, 030

Answer

$13,000

Question 10

Joe began eating properly and started exercising. His weight went from 110 kg to 90 kg in 3 months. What percent of decrease was this?

Hint: difference/original weight

Accepted Answer

22.2

Answer

11.1

Answer

33.3

Answer

44.4

Question 11

"People are getting too fat!" The mayor of New York said. "We need to put a huge tax on soda so that people stop buying soda and start buying tea or bottled water." The mayor proposed a 30% tax on any soda purchases. Dan buys a six-pack of Coca Cola for $4. With the tax, how much will he have to pay?

Hint: (.30 x 4) + 4

Accepted Answer

$5.20

Answer

$4.20

Answer

$6.20

Answer

$7.20

Question 12

Trump decided to impose a 25% tariff on Chinese goods when he was president. If I am a Chinese company exporting silk, and my silk is worth $5,000,000, how much of a tariff would I have had to pay for it to enter the USA?

Accepted Answer

$1,250,000

Answer

$5

Answer

about $50

Answer

$50,000

Tax, discount, markup, tips, commission, interest

12 questions

According to a survey of Americans, 39 out of 50 people prefer coffee to tea. What percentage prefer coffee to tea?
Hint: 39/50 so you will divide _ by _.

What is 15% of 66?

48 is what percent of 96?

Joe spent $35 on a meal. There is 8.75 sales tax. How much did he pay altogether for the meal and tax?

Bob gets a haircut for $30. He wants to give the barber a 15% tip. What would the tip be?

Jake wins 2,000,000 in the lottery. But he has to pay 36% in taxes for this amount. How much does he get to keep of the 2,000,000.
Be careful - how much does he keep, not have to pay

Bob buys a pair of shoes for $210, but they give him a 25% discount. How much did he pay?

Bob gets a 15% commission on all the clothing he sells at a store. Last week he sold $490 worth of clothing. What is his commission?

Sam deposits $10,000 in a savings account. The interest is 3% per year. After one year, how much money does Bob have?

Joe began eating properly and started exercising. His weight went from 110 kg to 90 kg in 3 months. What percent of decrease was this?
Hint: difference/original weight

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12 questions

According to a survey of Americans, 39 out of 50 people prefer coffee to tea. What percentage prefer coffee to tea? Hint: 39/50 so you will divide ___ by ___.

What is 15% of 66?

48 is what percent of 96?

Joe spent $35 on a meal. There is 8.75 sales tax. How much did he pay altogether for the meal and tax?

Bob gets a haircut for $30. He wants to give the barber a 15% tip. What would the tip be?

Jake wins 2,000,000 in the lottery. But he has to pay 36% in taxes for this amount. How much does he get to keep of the 2,000,000.Be careful - how much does he keep, not have to pay

Bob buys a pair of shoes for $210, but they give him a 25% discount. How much did he pay?

Bob gets a 15% commission on all the clothing he sells at a store. Last week he sold $490 worth of clothing. What is his commission?

Sam deposits $10,000 in a savings account. The interest is 3% per year. After one year, how much money does Bob have?

Joe began eating properly and started exercising. His weight went from 110 kg to 90 kg in 3 months. What percent of decrease was this?Hint: difference/original weight

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According to a survey of Americans, 39 out of 50 people prefer coffee to tea. What percentage prefer coffee to tea?
Hint: 39/50 so you will divide _ by _.

Jake wins 2,000,000 in the lottery. But he has to pay 36% in taxes for this amount. How much does he get to keep of the 2,000,000.
Be careful - how much does he keep, not have to pay

Joe began eating properly and started exercising. His weight went from 110 kg to 90 kg in 3 months. What percent of decrease was this?
Hint: difference/original weight