Percent Problems Review

Pamela bought an electric drill at 85% of the regular price. She paid $32.89 for the drill. What was the regular price? (round your answer to the nearest cent)

• about $38.69

• about $27.96

• about $32.89

• about $42.15

Everyone at Ethan's school wore either brown or yellow for school spirit day. 74 out of the 100 students at the school wore brown. What percentage of the students wore brown?

• 26%

• 26

• 74

• 74%

Daniel has dinner at a restaurant and the cost of his meal is $28.00. Because of the service, he wants to leave a 20% tip. What is his total bill including tip?

• 33.60

• 40.00

• 24.60

• 30.50

How much would the tip be if you left 18% on a $75.45 steak dinner?

• $ 13.58

• $ 89.03

• $ 61.87

• $135.80

A student scored 75% on a test that had 20 questions. How many questions did the student answer correctly?

• 10

• 15

• 18

• 20

A school has 800 students, and 25% of them are in the seventh grade. How many seventh graders are there?

• 100

• 200

• 300

• 400

A fruit basket contains 120 pieces of fruit. If 15% of them are apples, how many apples are in the basket?

• 12

• 15

• 18

• 20

Mathematical Equivalence

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A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 20 problems. How many problems on this test did the student answers correctly?

• 25 problems

• 16 problems

• 18 problems

• 9 problems

A metal bar weighs 8.15 ounces. 93% of the bar is silver. How many ounces of silver are in the bar? (round to the nearest tenth)

• about 8.8 ounces

• about 8.15 onces

• about 7.6 ounces

• about 6.3 ounces