8.04 Recap

On Mark’s first day, he ran 5 laps of the track without stopping. After training for several weeks, he was able to run 9 laps without stopping. To the nearest percent, what is the percent increase from Mark’s first run to his most recent?

(a)  

An airplane leaves Richmond on a Monday morning carrying 263 passengers to New York City. On Tuesday morning, there are 154 passengers flying from Richmond to New York City. Which is closest to the percent decrease in the number of passengers?

• 41%
• 71%
• 59%
• 65%

An ice cream shop owner pays $0.12 per regular cone and $0.23 per waffle cone. Customers are allowed to choose which type of ice cream cone they would prefer. If two-thirds of the 276 cones sold last week were waffle cones, how much did the owner spend on waffle cones last week?

• $1.84
• $18.40
• $22.08
• $42.32

Sam saves money in an account that pays 4.3% in simple interest. If Sam places $6,500 in his account, and neither adds to nor takes from the account for 4 years, how much interest will Sam earn?

• $279.50
• $1118.00
• $6611.80
• $7618.00

Jonathan bought a new jacket. The jacket originally cost $79.95 but is on sale for 20% off. How much does Jonathan pay for the jacket?

• $15.99
• $27.99
• $63.96
• $95.94

The ratio of winning raffle tickets to losing raffle tickets is 4 to 9. If Mr. Tucker purchases 117 raffle tickets, how many winning tickets can he expect to have?

• 36
• 45
• 52
• 81

Darrell’s restaurant bill is $89.75. If Darrell leaves an 18% tip, how much tip does the server receive?

• $1.62
• $16.16
• $73.59
• $105.91

Mr. Porter’s grocery bill is $143.74. If 5.3% sales tax is added to his bill, what is the total Mr. Porter owes?

• $7.62
• $149.04
• $136.12
• $151.36

A real estate agent earns 2.7% in commission on sales. If the agent had $3,827,820 in sales last year, approximately how much did the agent earn in commission?

• $103,351
• $10,335
• $1,033,511
• $1,034

On March 1st Kendra’s checking account had a balance of $325.31. She wrote a check for $24.85, withdrew $40 from the ATM, and deposited $15. What was Kendra’s balance after these transactions?

(a)