Rate Reasoning and Percent

Marcos earned $300 mowing lawns this month. Of his savings, he plans to spend 18% repairing lawn equipment, put 20% in his savings and use 35% for camp fees. He will spend the rest. How much will Marcos have left to spend.

• $27.00

• $55.00

• $81.00

• $100.00

Sam bought an $85.00 jacket for 40% off of the regular price.  How much did he pay for the jacket? 

• 75

• 51

• 36

• 34

What is the original price of a pair of shoes if there is a 5% discount and the sale price is $47.03?

• $52.03

• $44.68

• $49.38

• $49.50

Monty takes a cab to work and pays a fare of

$12.75. He tips the driver 20% and the tax rate is

8%. How much does he spend on the trip?

• $16.32

• $15.30

• $13.77

• $16.75

The new bottle of sanitizer has 87.5 ounces. This is how many PERCENT OF THE ORIGINAL?

• 75%

• 100%

• 125%

• $12.00
• $4.00
• $24.00
• $72.00

What is the number?

• 35 ounces

• 52.5 ounces

• 70 ounces

• 87.5 ounces

Mrs. Evans invested $2000 in a simple interest account for 3 years. At the end of the 3 years, she had earned $150 in interest. What was the simple interest rate of the account?

• 0.025%

• 0.25%

• 2.5%

• 25%

A chair that costs $210 was reduced by 40% for a one day sale. After the sale, the sale price was increased by 40%. What is the new price of the chair?

• $176.40

• $185.30

• $ 205.50

• $210.00

What number is 34% of 65?

• 22.1

• 52.3

• 41.2

• 19.1