Pre-Assessment: Percents

A drawing where the length or width is reduced from the original drawing

• cartoon drawing

• enlargement

• scale drawing

• reduction

Tom went to the video game store and bought two used video games for $22.50, one new game for $55, and a gaming magazine for $12.95. There was 6.5% tax on the purchase. What was the total purchase price?

• $5.88

• $96.33

• $58.79

• $120.29

Annaliese and Harley each opened a savings account with an initial deposit of $500. Annalies earned 3.5% simple interest and Harley earned 3% simple interest. How much more money did Annaliese have at the end of 5 years?

• $12.50

• $87.50

• $75.00

• -$12.50

Jim's grade dropped from a 93 to an 84 when he didn't turn in his test corrections. What percent decrease is this?

• 90%

• 9.7%

• 10.7%

• 111%

Caleb earned $43.75 interest on a 6 month investment that earned 3.5% simple interest per year. How much money did did he invest?

• $208.33

• $20.83

• $9.19

• $2,500

The money you invest in a bank

OR

the money you borrow from the bank.

• Interest

• Interest Rate

• Principal

• Markup

When an item for sale has an original price that is LESS THAN its selling price.

• Markdown

• Markup

• Commission

• Duck

The price of a house increased from $200,000 to $235,000. What is the percent increase?

• 85%

• 14.9%

• 17.5%

• 117.5%

A drawing where the scale factor is less than 100%

• Reduction

• Scale Drawing

• Enlargement

• A comic strip

Concert tickets are on sale - if you buy 2 concert tickets at full price of $50, the 3rd ticket is 50% off. If tax of 8.5% is charged to the total of 3 tickets, what is the total cost of 3 tickets after the discount and adding tax?

• $162.75

• $81.38

• $125

• $135.63