Percent Test

Find the percent of change if the original cost was $25 and the new cost is $5.

• Increase 4%

• Decrease 40%

• Decrease 80%

• Decrease 18%

Last week, you finished level 2 of a video game in 32 minutes. Today, you finished level 2 in 28 minutes. What is your percent of change?

• Increase 12.5%

• Decrease 12.5%

• Increase 4%

• Decrease 4%

Mrs. Coggins is buying some groceries. The total to $35.50. Sales tax is 4.5%. When she goes to pay, how much will she owe in all?

• $1.60

• $37.10

• $40.00

• $51.48

Avery is buying a pair of boots which are $94.99. They are 25% off. With this discount, what is the sale price? Round to nearest cent if necessary.

• $71.24

• $118.74

• $83.44

• $23.75

Mrs. Brown is buying a computer that costs $1459.00. The sales tax rate for the computer is 9%. How much TAX will Mrs. Brown pay?

• $135

• $1,313.10

• $151.50

• $131.31

Harlie sells $30,000 worth of furniture. Her rate of commission is 2.7%. What is her commission on that sale?

• $810.00

• $3810.00

• $1,800.00

• $1000.00

A Realtor Rita sells a house for $460,000. If she earns 3% of the house’s price as a commission, how much did she earn in commission?

• $3,000

• $138,000

• $13,800

• $1,380

Mr. Jones earns $250 per week plus 2% commission on all of his sales.  If Mr. Jones sells $2,800 worth of appliances, what is his total income for the week?

• $56

• $287

• $306

• $467

The whole sale cost of a bicycle for WalMart is $75. Walmart charges a mark-up of 55%. What is the new price of the bike?

• $81.25

• $116.25

• $41.25

• None of these

58 is 42% of what number?

• 14.4

• 29.2

• 72.4

• 138.1