2.9 Standardized Test Prep Percents

What percent of 92 is 23?

• 0.25%

• 4%

• 25%

• 400%

60% of a number is 66. Which proportion best represents this relationship?

• 66/b = 60/100

• a/66 = 60/100

• 60/b = 66/100

• 60/66 = b/100

A store is having a clearance sale where merchandise on the sales racks is reduced by 80% from the original price. If a jacket was originally priced at $76, what is the sale price?

• $15.20

• $24.20

• $60.80

• $72.40

If you deposit $3000 in a savings account that earns simple interest at a rate of 2.5% per year, how much interest will you have earned after 4 years?

• $30

• $300

• $3000

• $30,000

Five years ago you deposited a sum of money into a savings account which has earned $150 in interest. The interest rate for the account is 3% simple interest per year. How much money was originally deposited in the account?

• $22.50

• $100

• $1000

• $10,000

There are 3200 students at Martinsville High School. There are 575 students involved in athletics during the spring athletic seasons. What proportion represents the percent of students not involved in athletics during the spring season? What percent of students is not involved in athletics?

• A. 82%

• B. 18%

• C. 25%

• D. 75%

Fill in the blank: A savings account earns simple interest at a rate of 2.5% per year. If you deposit $3000, the interest earned after 4 years is ____.

• $30

• $300

• $3000

• $30,000

Fill in the blank: The original deposit in a savings account that earned $150 in interest at a rate of 3% per year over 5 years was ____.

• $22.50

• $100

• $1000

• $10,000

What is 15% of 200?

• 15

• 25

• 30

• 133.33

What percent of 84 is 21?

• 0.25%

• 2.5%

• 25%

• 400%