YEAR 8 PERCENTAGE QUIZ

Darren makes $12 every hour. He gets a raise of $15 per hour. What was his percent of increase?

• 125%

• 15%

• 25%

• 20%

Best Buy is having a 20% off sale. What will be the price of a TV that is regularly $360?

• $250

• $288

• $72

• $80

Devin's income is $37,000 a year. Next year he will get an 8% pay raise. How much will he get paid next year?

• $37,000

• $40,450

• $39,960

• $2,960

A bank teller's hourly wage will increase from $24 to $27.60. What is the percent increase?

• 15%

• 120%

• 20%

• 115%

Gas prices decreased from $4 per gallon to $3.80 per gallon. What is the percent decrease?

• 3%

• 5%

• 95%

• 50%

There are 75 students in a kindergarten. 40% of them can read. How many can read?

• 35 students

• 25 students

• 20 students

• 30 students

The price of a rodeo ticket is $34 but then went down to $14. What percent was the price reduced? Round to the NEAREST percent.

• 41%

• 59%

• 42%

• 58%

Lindsey got 68 problems CORRECT out of 71 questions. What percent did she get INCORRECT? Round to the nearest percent.

• 96%

• 104%

• 13%

• 4%

Sierra had 48 pencils on Monday, and then 54 on Tuesday. What percentage did she increase by?

• 14%

• 15%

• 12.5%

• 23%

If Tyler saves 17% of his income and he makes $4,300 a month, how much will he save?

• $731

• $4,500

• $3,569

• $763