Grade 7 Topic 3 Test

Steve made $50 raking leaves and $75 mowing lawns. He gave 60% of his earnings to his mother. How much did Steve give to his mother?

During bowling practice, Marley rolled 14 strikes out of 70 attempts.What percent of Marley’s attempts were strikes? Enter your answer in the box.

Hideki buys 2 sweaters for $18 each. He can use one of the following coupons:

Coupon 1: Buy one, get one 40% off

Coupon 2: 25% off entire purchase

Which coupon should Hideki use to get a better deal?

• Coupon 2 is a better deal; coupon 1 would result in a total cost of $28.00 and coupon 2 would result in a cost of $27.80.

• Coupon 1 is a better deal; coupon 1 would result in a total cost of $27.00 and coupon 2 would result in a cost of $28.80.

• Coupon 1 is a better deal; coupon 1 would result in a total cost of $27.80 and coupon 2 would result in a cost of $28.00.

• Coupon 2 is a better deal; coupon 1 would result in a total cost of $28.80 and coupon 2 would result in a cost of $27.00.

Tyson does 75 sit-ups during his work out. He wants to increase his sit-ups by 15%. Which represents the new amount of sit-ups? (round to nearest whole number)

• 86 sit-ups

• 11 sit-ups

• 9 sit-ups

• 76 sit-ups

A deli owner sold 90 sandwiches in one day. Of those sandwiches, 36 were pastrami. What percent of sandwiches sold were NOT pastrami?

A town’s population of children increased from 376 to 421 during the past year. Which is the percent increase in the population?

• 12%

• 10.7%

• 8.4%

• 2.1%

A zookeeper predicted that the weight of a newborn lion would be 2.8 pounds.When the zoo’s lion gave birth, the newborn weighed 3.5 pounds.What is the zookeeper’s percent error? Round to the nearest percent.

A store sells a $400 microscope after a markup of 32%. What is the price of the microscope at the store?

• $128

• $272

• $528

• $672

Jermaine buys T-shirts for $6 each and marks up the price by 45%.How much profit does Jermaine make from each T-shirt sold?