Percent Practice!

Katherine notices that 13 of her 25 fish have a white spot. What percent of her fish has a white spot?

• 13%
• 25%
• 26%
• 52%

Last weekend, Nick bought a video game that had a discount of 62%. What percent of the original value did he pay for the game?

• 62%
• 38%
• 162%
• 100%

Drew took his girlfriend out to lunch. The food cost $43.28. The tax was 5% and he wanted to leave a 18% tip. What will be his total cost?

• $53.62

• $45.44

• $37.26

• $64.92

Mary wants to buy a letterman's jacket. The original cost of the jacket was $350. Mary gets a 15% discount for being an honor roll student. The tax on the jacket is 8%. What will be the total cost of the jacket?

• $297.50

• $321.30

• $434.70

• $150.10

A new book from Target cost $25. The total was $27.35, What is the tax rate(%)

• 7%

• 2.25

• 9%

• 10%

A telephone poll asked people whether they like playing golf. Of the 100,000 people polled, 28,000 like playing golf. What percentage of the people polled like playing golf?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

• 28%

• 30%

• 38%

• 72%

Ms. Scott receives a basket of apples at her door every Friday morning.  Last Friday, there were 5 apples in the basket.  This Friday, there were 8 apples in the basket.  What is the percent of increase in the number of apples in the basket?

• 38%
• 63%
• 60%
• 167%

Tickets to Disney World are $100. The price is going to increase on January 1. What is the percent of change if the cost increases to a $120?

• 25%
• 18%
• 20%
• 50%

In 1999, the price of unleaded fuel was $1.09.  In 2015, the price of unleaded fuel is $1.89.  What is the percent change?

• 173% increase
• 73% increase
• 73% decrease
• 27% increase

The students measured length during a science experiment, they got 12 cm. But the actual measurement was 14.25 cm. What was the approximate percent error?

• 15.79%
• 18.75%
• 2.25%
• 18%