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Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 5hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Write .506 as a percent.
a)
5.06%
b)
506%
c)
50.6%
d)
500.6%
2.
What is 20% of 75?
a)
15
b)
60
c)
6
d)
1.5
3.
26 is 5% of what number?
a)
1.3
b)
2.5
c)
25.95
d)
520
4.
Sarah earns $20 a day working after school. She spent 30% of her daily earnings on Monday. How much money did she spend on Monday?
a)
$1.40
b)
$6
c)
$0.60
d)
$14
5.
A Chicago Cubs baseball cap costs $30.  Michael has a coupon that will save him 30% of the  price. How much money will Michael pay for the cap?
a)
$9.00
b)
$22.00
c)
$21.36
d)
$21.00
6.

Jeremiah sells bicycles at Bike Bonanza and is paid a 7% commission on each bicycle he sells. On Saturday, he sold 3 bikes priced at $165, $204, and $188. How much commission will Jeremiah receive?

a)

$11.55

b)

$116.97

c)

$38.99

d)

$557

7.

Jocelyn goes to two different stores to buy jeans. Both stores are having a sale. At Store A, jeans are regularly priced at $42 but are on sale for 30% off. At Store B, jeans are regularly priced at $40 but are on sale for 25% off. Which of the following is true about the situation?

a)

Store A has the better price because the 30% is greater than 25%.

b)

Store A has the better price because the sale price is $0.60 less than the sale price at Store B.

c)

Store B has the better price because $40 is less than $42.

d)

The sale price is the same for both stores.

8.

Lucas purchased four tires for $84.50 each. The store charged 7.5% sales tax. What was the total amount Lucas paid for the four tires?

Hint: find the total for the tires, find the sales tax & add to total.

a)

$363.35

b)

$25.35

c)

$109.85

d)

$338.00

9.

John has a part-time job delivering pizza. He earns a base salary of $5.15 per hour and his average tip for delivering pizza is 11% of the pizza sales. How much will he earn if he delivers $452 worth of pizza during a 6 hour shift?

Hint: find his pay (hourly rate x # of hours), then find the commission and add together

a)

$30.90

b)

$34.30

c)

$49.72

d)

$80.62

10.

The sales tax in Harris County is 7.25%, but the sales tax for the city of Houston is 8.25%. How much would Zack save if he purchased a car for $22,500 in Harris County instead of the City of Houston?

Hint: find the difference in the percentages, THEN multiply by the cost of the car.

a)

$1,631

b)

$1,856

c)

$225

d)

$250

11.

Oliver makes a base salary of $3,000 per month plus a 2.5% commission on all his sales. Which of the following could be used to calculate his total monthly pay if he has $24,000 in sales in one month?

a)

3,000 + 2.5(24,000)

b)

3,000 + 0.025(24,000)

c)

24,000 + 0.025(3,000)

d)

24,000 + 2.5(3,000)

12.

Golden Tours is advertising their Caribbean vacations at 50% off the normal $680 ticket cost. Ed buys tickets for his wife, himself, and their two children. What is the total cost Ed will spend on the vacation?

Hint: find the sale cost of a ticket, then multiply by # of tickets

a)

$1360

b)

$680

c)

$2720

d)

$1020

13.

Marta bought 3 towels for $8.50 each and 5 washcloths for $1.25 each. If the sales tax rate is 8%, what is the total amount of money Marta spent?

Hint: solve for the total, find the sales tax, add back to total

a)

$10.53

b)

$28.89

c)

$34.29

d)

$31.75

14.

Tim's family needs a set of 4 tires. Tires cost $163.99 each. Which is the best deal for Tim's family?

a)

Buy 3, get 1 free

b)

20% off

c)

$150 off

15.

Randall purchased a flat screen TV for $1089. The sales tax rate was 8.75%. Which of the following is the best ESTIMATE of the amount of tax he will pay on his purchase?

Hint: use 9% since it's asking you to estimate

a)

$80

b)

$900

c)

$8.75

d)

$95

16.
In the Central City Grand Prix, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race?
a)
20%
b)
40%
c)
60%
d)
80%
17.
Eric earned 60 points on his last test. If there were 75 possible points, what was his percent grade?
a)
20%
b)
40%
c)
60%
d)
80%
18.
No-Freeze antifreeze mixture contains 30% alcohol. How much alcohol is there in 15 quarts of No-Freeze?
a)
4.5
b)
6.5
c)
8.5
d)
10.5
19.
Tom's weekly salary increased from $240 to $288.  
What was the percent of change?
a)
40 %
b)
30 %
c)
20 %
d)
10 %
20.
Sharon makes money by commission rates. She gets 17% of everything she sells. If Sharon sold $37000 worth of items this month, what is her salary for the month?
a)
$14,800
b)
$5,180
c)
$629
d)
$6,290
21.
How much tip should you leave if you want to tip 23% at Applebee's on a $27.31 bill?
a)
$6.28
b)
$33.59
c)
$21.03
22.
Sam bought an $85.00 jacket for 40% off of the regular price.  How much did he pay for the jacket? 
a)
75
b)
51
c)
36
d)
isaiah
23.
Due to recent demand, Target is raising the price of a certain video game by 24%.  If the game previously sold for $25, what is the new price?
a)
$31.00 
b)
$29.50 
c)
$30.75 
d)
$32.00 
24.
200 children attended the school play. Of the total attendance, 40% were boys. How many girls attended the school play?
a)
800
b)
180
c)
80
d)
120
25.
Carson bought Halloween decorations from Amazon.com for $90.  Shipping and handling are an additional 20% of the price.  How much shipping and handling will Carson pay?
a)
$19
b)
$17
c)
$20
d)
$18
26.
Solve the proportion.
a)
k=90
b)
k=3.3
c)
k=60
d)
k=5
27.
Manuel found a wrecked car that he could fix. He bought the car for 65% of the original price of $7200. What did he pay for the car?
a)
$7,200
b)
$11,076.92
c)
$8,250
d)
$4,680
28.
15% of _____ is 60.
a)
400
b)
9
c)
120
d)
900
29.
The cheerleading team at Parker has 30 girls on the team. This is 5% of the total population at Parker. How many students attend parker junior high?
a)
600
b)
550
c)
900
d)
150
30.
Roman has 2 red pens in his backpack.  If this is 25% of the total number of pens, how many pens are in his backpack?
a)
8
b)
.5
c)
800
d)
.005
31.
Gary read 34 pages of a 340-page book. What percent did he read?
a)
34%
b)
15%
c)
10%
d)
25%
32.
Sam bought an $85.00 jacket for 40% off of the regular price.  How much did he pay for the jacket? 
a)
75
b)
51
c)
36
d)
34
33.
 Macy's is having a one-day 35% off special. If Sara bought $124.50 worth of items, what would the final bill total after applying the discount of 35%?
a)
X=86.7
b)
X=80.93
c)
X=89.56
d)
X=80.92
34.

Marsha sells leather handbags on her website. She bought the handbags for $65 each and includes a 60% markup to get the selling price. What is the selling price for one leather handbag to the nearest dollar?

a)

$104

b)

$39

c)

$108

d)

$125

35.

When a price is increased, it is called a ____________.

a)

Markdown

b)

Markup

c)

Sales Tax

d)

Commission

36.
You are purchasing a T.V for $990 T.V with 9% sales tax. What is the final price of the T.V.?
a)
$ 1881.00
b)
$ 1079.00
c)
$ 1,079.10
d)
$ 1,709.1
37.
Mrs. Ray is buying some groceries.  They total to $35.50.  Sales tax is 4.5%.  When she goes to pay, how much will she owe?
a)
$1.60
b)
$37.10
c)
$40.00
d)
$51.48
38.
Sales tax is __________ to the price
a)
subtracted
b)
added
c)
multiplied
d)
divided
39.
Lona wants to a buy raincoat for her goat.  If the raincoat costs $39.99 and has a sales tax rate of 7%.  What will be the FINAL PRICE (with tax) of the raincoat?  
a)
$42.79
b)
$42.78
c)
$2.80
d)
$2.79
40.
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?
a)
33.60
b)
40.00
c)
24.60
d)
30.50
41.
Regular price: $174. Discount: 40%. Find the sale price. Round to nearest cent if necessary.
a)
$104.40
b)
$140.40
c)
104.4
d)
69.6
42.
A bookstore sells a novel for $4.50. The percent discount is 25%.  Find the novel's sale price. Round to nearest cent if necessary.
a)
$1.13
b)
$2.25
c)
$3.37
d)
6.53 books
43.
Vicky made some purchases at the Sunflower Market. She bought strawberries for $3.50, carrots for $2.25 and a bouquet of flowers for $9.95. If sales tax is 5%, what will Maria pay altogether
a)
$16.49
b)
$16.48
c)
$15.70
d)
$16.50
44.
Vicky made some purchases at the Sunflower Market. She bought strawberries for $3.50, carrots for $2.25 and a bouquet of flowers for $9.95. If sales tax is 5%, what will Maria pay altogether
a)
$16.49
b)
$16.48
c)
$15.70
d)
$16.50
45.
Find the sales tax only. $199.95 ipod; 9% tax
a)
$ 17.99
b)
$ 217.95
c)
$18.00
d)
$17.90
46.
Daniel works at a nearby electronics store. He makes a commission of 15% on everything he sells. If he sells a laptop for $293, how much money does Daniel make in commission?
a)
43.96
b)
249.50
c)
43.95
d)
24.95
47.
A TV that normally cost $800 is on sale for 33% off.  There is a 6% sales tax on the purchase.  What is the final cost of the TV?
a)
$536.00
b)
$568.16
c)
$279.84
d)
$321.60
48.
You plan to purchase a plane ticket for $299.00 and you are going to use a discount code to receive 15% off.  How much will the ticket cost?
a)
$149.50
b)
$254.15
c)
$343.85
d)
$44.85
49.
You are planning a vacation to Hawaii that will cost $5875, but if you schedule it today you can save 20%.  How much will you save by scheduling it today?
a)
$7050.00
b)
$4700.00
c)
$1175.00
d)
$117.50
50.
Henry earns $7.75 per hour.  He just received a 3% raise.  How much does he now earn if he works for 40 hours?
a)
$7.98
b)
$403.20
c)
$319.20
d)
$2.33
51.
Mrs. Frost is a real estate agent.  She earns 6% commission on her sales plus $2,000 each month.  Last month her sales totaled $523,250.00.  How much did she earn last month?
a)
$31,395.00
b)
$33,395.00
c)
$313,950.00
d)
$333,950.00
52.
How much tax would you pay on a new TV that is $899 at Best Buy, if the tax rate is 6.5%?
a)
$957.44
b)
$840.00
c)
$58.44
d)
$840.57
53.
Discount is ____________ from the price.
a)
added
b)
divided
c)
subtracted
d)
multiplied
54.
Sam bought an $85.00 jacket for 40% off of the regular price.  How much did he pay for the jacket?  (Hint- you're finding the sale price)
a)
75
b)
51
c)
36
d)
34
55.
The regular price of a sofa is $599.99. 
If there sales tax is 6%
How much will the sofa cost?
a)
$508.79
b)
$479.99
c)
$635.99
d)
$489.59
56.
Find the total earnings:
Commission Rate: 5.5%
Sales: $18,200
a)
$1001
b)
$10,010
57.
A sports store near Big Bear Lake
is having a 20% off sale on all water skis. 
What will the sale price be for water ski’s that regularly sell for $248?
a)
$297.60
b)
$198.40
c)
$49.60
d)
$201.40
58.
The regular price of a sofa is $599.99. 
If there is a 20% discount and
the sales tax is 6%
(based on the discounted price),
How much will the sofa cost?
a)
$508.79
b)
$479.99
c)
$635.99
d)
$489.59
59.
Sharon makes money by commission rates. She gets 17% of everything she sells. If Sharon sold $37000 worth of items this month, what is her salary for the month?
a)
$14,800
b)
$5,180
c)
$629
d)
$6,290
60.
Amelia sells jewelry.  She make a total of 12% of commission off of her sales.  How much commission Amelia make when she sells $22,540 worth of jewelry.
a)
13,780.80
b)
$450.80
c)
$2,704.80
d)
$304.80
61.
How do you find the SALE PRICE?
a)
calculate the discount
b)
original price + tax
c)
original price - discount
62.
Miss Colwell gives you the best Buffalo Wild Wings service you have ever had and you want to leave her a 25% tip. How much of a tip would you leave her if your meal was $38.47?
a)
$9.62
b)
$28.85
c)
$48.09
d)
$961.75

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