Proportions and Percents Final Review

Jada is a waitress at a restaurant. She hopes to earn at least $150 in tips on Saturday night. If each of Jada’s customers adds an 18% gratuity to their bill, what is the total amount that Jada’s customers must spend for her to reach her goal? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

• $756.67

• $833.33

• $270

• $700.25

Curt is buying a pair of jeans. The jeans were advertised as “On Sale! 20% off the original price of $85.” When Curt arrives at the store he sees a sign that says “Today Only! Take an additional 25% off all sale prices.” What is the final cost of the jeans?

• $51.00

• $4.25

• $38.25

• $17.00

Find the total cost of an item that sells for $53.95 if the sales tax is 8.5%.  Round the tax to the nearest cent.

• $4.59

• $45.86

• $58.54

• $99.81

Jennifer made a 90% on her last math quiz.  If she got 36 correct, how many questions were on the quiz?

• 32 questions

• 90 questions

• 40 questions

• 50 questions

Mrs. Johnson was shopping at Macy’s and found a sweater for $89.95.  She has  two coupons, but she is not sure which one will give her the better price.  The first coupon is for 15% off of the price, and the second coupon is for $15 off of the price.  Which coupon would give her the better discount? Chose the correct answer & reasoning

• 15%, because 15% off makes the price $13.49

• 15%, because 15% off makes the price $76.46

• $15, because $15 off makes the price $74.95

What is the tax rate (percent) shown in the table?

• 6%

• 6.5%

• 7%

• 7.5%

Order the numbers from least to greatest. Which number comes second?

• 0.35

• 1/4

• 28%

• 8/9

Elena is the produce manager at a grocery store. The store purchases produce in bulk and then sells it to customers at a marked up price. The store purchases baskets of apples from a local farmer for $3.00 per basket. Elena labels the baskets with a customer price of $4.95. What percent did Elena mark up the baskets of apples?

• 35%

• 65%

• 165%

• 135%

There are 1295 students attending a small university.  There are 714 women enrolled.  What percent of students are women?

• 65%

• 17%

• 40%

• 55%

Jason earns $200 per week plus 8% commission on his sales.  How much were his sales last week if Jason earned $328?

• $4,100.00

• $160.00

• $410.00

• $1,600.00