Quiz about Percentages in Real Life

Question 1

What is 40% of 230?

Accepted Answer

92

Answer

9200

Answer

9.20

Answer

575

Question 2

72 is what percentage of 150?

Accepted Answer

48%

Answer

22%

Answer

45%

Answer

54%

Question 3

At the craft store, Stanley bought a bag of yellow and purple marbles. He received 60 marbles in all. 42 of the marbles were yellow. What percentage of the marbles were yellow?

Accepted Answer

70%

Answer

7%

Answer

18

Answer

.7

Question 4

Which equation matches the situation?

It takes Andre $$\frac{3}{4}$$ more time than Jada to get to school. If it takes Jada x, amount of minutes, how long does it take Andre?

Accepted Answer

y= 1.75x

Answer

y = $$\frac{3}{4}$$ x

Answer

y = 0.75x

Answer

y = 0.25x

Question 5

The number of miles driven this month was a 30% decrease of the number of miles driven last month.

Choose an equation that matches the situation.

Accepted Answer

y= 0.7x

Answer

y= 0.3x

Answer

y= 1.3x

Answer

y = 1.7x

Question 6

At the beginning of the month, there were 80 ounces of peanut butter in the pantry. Now, there is $$\frac{1}{3}$$ less than that. How many ounces of peanut butter are in the pantry now?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{2}{3}\cdot80$$

Answer

$$\left(1\ +\ \frac{1}{3}\right)\cdot\ 80$$

Answer

$$80\ -\frac{1}{3}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}\cdot80$$

Question 7

Lacey bought a new purse that originally cost $25 and is on sale for $15. Find the percent of change in the price in the purse.

Accepted Answer

Decrease of 40%

Answer

Decrease of 10%

Answer

Decrease of 30%

Answer

Decrease of 20%

Question 8

Gabe scored a 70 on his first test. On the retake he scored an 88. What is the percent increase?

Accepted Answer

25.7%

Answer

18%

Answer

20.5%

Answer

22%

Question 9

Susie got a raise.  She was making $8.75 an hour.  Now she is making $9.50.  What is the percent of change?

Accepted Answer

9% Increase

Answer

5% Increase

Answer

7% Increase

Answer

10% Increase

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