Percents 1

What is 20% of 75?

• 15
• 60
• 6
• 1.5

200 children attended the school play. Of the total attendance, 40% were boys. How many girls attended the school play?

• 800
• 180
• 80
• 120

A Chicago Cubs baseball cap costs $30.  Michael has a coupon that will save him 30% of the  price. How much money will Michael pay for the cap?

• $9.00
• $22.00
• $21.36
• $21.00

What is 19% of 50?

• 9.5
• 10
• 15
• 11

There are 4 girls in a class of 16 students.  What percent of the class is boys? 

• 12%
• 75%
• 50%
• 90%

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 8.2%. What was the amount of sales tax he paid on the chair?

• $24.90

• $44.30

• $34.85

• Not Here

Vickie makes $40,000 annually.  If she pays 20% in income tax, what is the amount of income tax she will pay?

• 8000
• 80000
• 2000
• 1200

Jessica is wanting to buy a $4.50 box of candy and a $5.50 bag of cookies. The sales tax is 5%. How much did Jessica pay in sales tax?

• $15.00

• $0.50

• $5.00

• $10.50

At Walmart, Jessica purchased a blouse for $13.50 and backpack for $20.50; the tax rate is 8.5%. What is the sales tax?

• $ 2.89

• $ 36.89

• $ 3.00

• $ 28.90

Vicky made some purchases at the Sunflower Market. She bought strawberries for $3.50, carrots for $2.25 and a bouquet of flowers for $9.95. If sales tax is 5%, how much will Vicky pay in sales tax?

• $0.49

• $7.85

• $785

• $0.79