Free Printable Percents & Equations

1.

To make a profit, a clothing store sells jeans at 115% the amount they paid for them. How much did the store pay for the jeans shown? Round your answer to the nearest penny.

a)

$24.35

b)

$22.19

c)

$32.89

d)

$26.17

2.

In one state, the meal tax is 5.19%. How much tax will a customer pay if the food and beverages total $29? Round to the nearest penny.

a)

$1.51

b)

$1.49

c)

$1.22

d)

$31.50

3.

Harlem's computer hard drive has 131.25 GB of free space, which is about 17.5% of the capacity of his hard drive. What is the capacity of the hard drive in GB?

a)

1,243

b)

750

c)

812

d)

23

4.

An auto insurance company pays 12% commission to its agents for each new insurance policy they sell. How much commission does an agent make on a $1,000 policy?

a)

$1,200

b)

$12

c)

$120

d)

$1,120

5.

Marquel and Chris are mixing blue and yellow paint to make seafoam green paint. Use the percent equation to find how much yellow paint they should use.

a)

2.5 quarts

b)

0.41 quarts

c)

0.50 quarts

d)

0.45 quarts

6.

Byron paid $35.99 in tax on a laptop that cost $449.99. About what percent sales tax did Byron pay? Round to the nearest whole percent.

a)

8%

b)

6%

c)

7%

d)

12%

7.

About 11% of people are left-handed. About how many people would you expect to be left-handed in a class of 30 students?

a)

3 students

b)

6 students

c)

1 student

d)

22 students

8.

Janel's dog weighs p pounds. Keyli's dog weighs 25% more than Janel's dog. Which expression represents the weight, in pounds, of Keyli's dog?

a)

0.25p

b)

1.25p

c)

p + 0.25

d)

p + 1.25

9.

The price of a certain item is P dollars. The sales tax on the item is 7%. Which expression could represent the total cost of the item, in dollars, after the tax has been applied?

a)

0.07P

b)

1.7P

c)

P + 0.07P

d)

1 + 0.07P

10.

There are 4,000 books in the library. Of these, 2,200 are fiction. Which equation could be used to solve for the percent of books that are fiction.

a)

$2,200=m\div4,000$

b)

$2,200=m\ •\ 4,000$

c)

$4,000=m\div2,200$

d)

$4,000=m\ • 2,200$

11.

A ticket company charges a 4% service fee on all orders. How much is the service fee for a ticket that costs $65? Select the equation that can model this situation.

a)

$0.40x=65$

b)

$65=0.04x$

c)

$x=0.4\ •\ 65$

d)

$x=0.04\ •\ 65$

12.

Leonel downloaded 40 songs last week, including 14 jazz songs. What percent of Leonel's downloads were jazz songs?

a)

35%

b)

30%

c)

32%

d)

45%

13.

There are 65 students who walk to West Middle School each day. This is 12.5% of the total number of students at the school. How many students attend West Middle School?

a)

100 students

b)

480 students

c)

520 students

d)

550 students

14.

A school drama club has 40 members. Of those students, 35% of the members are seventh graders. How many drama club members are seventh graders?

a)

14 members

b)

12 members

c)

20 members

d)

35 members

15.

The movies decides to raise the ticket prices 25%. The original ticket price was $12. Which percent equation can be used to determine the amount by which the ticket price will increase?

a)

$y=12\div0.25$

b)

$y=0.25\ • 12$

c)

$y=0.25\div12$

d)

$y=12+0.25$

Percents & Equations

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

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