Ratios, Rates and Percents

Two pairs of jeans cost $75

before tax. If the total paid

for the two pairs of jeans

with tax was $81, what is

the percentage of tax paid?

• 8%

• 6%

• 5%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The price of a dress was

reduced from $60 to $45.

By what percentage was

the price of the dress

reduced?

• 15%

• 25%

• 10%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A 25% tip was paid on a $30

meal. What is the amount

of the tip?

• $6.00

• $5.00

• $7.50

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

An item that originally

cost $12 is marked down

30%. What is the price of

the item after the

markdown?

• $8.40

• $3.00

• $9.00

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Mrs. Parker is providing

lunch at her next staff

meeting. She will pay $15.75

for 3 people to eat the lunch.

At this rate, how much will it

cost Mrs. Parker to feed 40

people?

• $210

• $5.25

• $610

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A $4,500 savings account

earns $540 in interest.

What is the percent of

increase on the original

value?

• 12%

• 10%

• 25%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

So far this month John

calculated that he will earn

$40 in commission for his

$500 in product sales. If John

would like for his commission

to be $320, how much will his

product sales need to be?

• $4,000

• $800

• $400

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Sarah works at a shoe store. She

earns a base salary of $1,500 per

month, plus a 25% commission on

the amount of shoe sales she makes

during the month. If Sarah’s goal is

to earn $2,000 a month, what is the

amount of shoe sales that she must

make in a month?

• $2,000

• $3,000

• $3,500

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

An item that cost $5.50 is

marked up 60%. What is

the new price of the item

after the markup?

• $3.30

• $8.80

• $5.50

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The price of a board game was

reduced from $40 to $25. By

what percentage was the

price of the board game

reduced?

• 37.5%

• 15%

• 65%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C