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Eliza bought a meal that cost $ 12.00. She tipped the waiter 25% of that amount. How much was the tip?

• $ 15.00
• $ 12.25
• $3.00
• $4.00

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

D’Nice spends from $10 to $20 at the dollar store each week. She spends about 20% of the amount on vegetables and fruit. Which of the following is a reasonable estimate of the amount of money D’nice will spend on vegetables and fruit at the grocery store during the next 3 weeks. 

• $9
• $15
• $18
• $30

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Sam bought an $85.00 jacket for 40% off of the regular price.  How much did he pay for the jacket? 

• 75
• 51
• 36
• 34

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Find the total cost.  $ 990 T.V.; 9% tax 

• $ 89.10
• $ 900.90
• $ 1,079.10
• Free

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Find the sales tax only. $34 groceries; 8.5% tax

• $ 2.89
• $ 36.89
• $ 3.00
• $ 28.90

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Juju spends from 30 minutes to 40 minutes at the library each week. She spends about 50% of the time checking out Harry Potter Books. Which of the following is a reasonable estimate of how much time does she normally spend on these books in one month?

• 15 minutes
• 20 minutes
• 1 hour
• 2 hours

Sales tax is __________ to the price

• subtracted
• added
• multiplied
• divided

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Sharon makes money by commission rates. She gets 17% of everything she sells. If Sharon sold $37000 worth of items this month, what is her salary for the month?

• $14,800
• $5,180
• $629
• $6,290

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A stereo system is marked down from $450 to $382.50. 
 What is the discount rate? 

• $67.50
• 15%
• 17.6%
• 16

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

During the first week a soap shop was open, it made $2000 in sales.  During the second week the soap shop had a 100% increase in sales.  Find the soap shops's sales during the second week.

• $2000
• $200
• $4000
• $6000

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C