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Chp 6 Percents Big Ideas

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 5hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Make the percent to decimal.

1402%

(a)  

2.

Write the decimal as a percent

0.715

(a)  

3.

Write the percent as a decimal

26.3%

(a)  

4.

Order 5/8, 0.5, 58.3% from greatest to least.

a)

5/8, 0.5, 58.3%

b)

5/8, 58.3%, 0.5

c)

58.3%, 5/8, 0.5

d)

58.3%, 0.5, 5/8

5.

5/8  ___ 60%

a)

<

b)

>

c)

=

6.

240.10% ___ 8/3

a)

<

b)

>

c)

=

7.
Order 5/8, 60%, and 0.62 from least to greatest.
a)
0.62, 5/8, 60%
b)
5/8, 0.62, 60%
c)
60%, 5/8, 0.62
d)
60%, 0.62, 5/8
8.

18 is 40% of what number?

a)

45

b)

18

c)

7.2

d)

40

e)

7

9.

7 is what percent of 56?

a)

12.5%

b)

7%

c)

56%

d)

800%

e)

10%

10.

What is 75% of 40?

(a)  

11.

14 is 20% of what number?

(a)  

12.

You are assigned 48 math questions for homework. You complete 75% of these before dinner. How many questions do you have left to to do after dinner?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

28

d)

20

e)

12

13.

A salesperson receives a 2.5% commission on sales. What commission does the salesperson receive for $8000 in sales?

a)

$250

b)

$345

c)

$150

d)

$200

e)

$180

14.

A school raised 125% of its fundraising goal. The school raised $6750. What was their goal?

a)

$5400

b)

$4675

c)

$5525

d)

$4800

e)

$5500

15.

A quarterback completed 65% of his passes in a game. He threw 40 passes. How many passes did the quarterback complete?

a)

18

b)

17

c)

26

d)

20

e)

19

16.

To make plant fertilizer, you mix 18 ounces of Lime with every 12 ounces of water. If you use 90 ounces of water, how much lime do you need?

a)

96 ounces

b)

80 ounces

c)

1.5 ounces

d)

135 ounces

e)

100 ounces

17.

The number of people signed up for a bus trip increased from 32 to 45. What is the percent increase? Round to the nearest percent.

a)

52%

b)

41%

c)

42%

d)

45%

e)

51%

18.

The regular price of a scooter is $65.50. It is on sale for $52.40. What is the percent decrease from the regular price to the sale price of the scooter?

a)

35%

b)

25%

c)

30%

d)

20%

e)

15%

19.

Find each percent increase. Round to the nearest percent.

From 13 friends to 14 friends

a)

20%

b)

12%

c)

15%

d)

8%

e)

1%

20.

Alex bought a shirt for $15. He saw the same shirt in a different store that was marked up 20%. What was the price of the shirt after it was marked up in the second store?

a)

$12

b)

$35

c)

$20

d)

$18

e)

$3

21.

What is the cost of a phone that was originally $650 but now on sale for 40% off?

a)

$260

b)

$490

c)

$910

d)

$390

e)

$450

22.
The simple interest formula is I=Prt.  The P represents the principle.  The principle is ___________________.  
a)
the amount of money borrowed or deposited
b)
the percent interest for his year
c)
the amount taxed
d)
the amount the bank owes you for being a customer at their bank
23.

Simple Interest!

Starting money = $350.

Interest rate = 2.5%

TIme = 3 years.

How much interest?

a)

$7.50

b)

$26.25

c)

$87.5

d)

$262.50

e)

$2.63

24.

What is the correct definition of interest?

a)

money paid to you by a bank for the money you have in a bank account

b)

put into a bank account

c)

to borrow something

d)

Money paid when an amount of money is paid or lent

25.

Find the PERCENT of Change.

The original cost was $50 and the new cost is $60.

a)

Increase 20%

b)

Increase 16.67%

c)

Increase $10

d)

Decrease $10

e)

Decrease 20%

26.

In a class of 30 kids, 3 forgot to get their report cards signed. What percent is that?

a)

3%

b)

30%

c)

10%

d)

70%

e)

3%

27.

In Will’s garden, 71 out of 200 plants have developed seeds. What percent is that?

a)

20%

b)

25.5%

c)

35.5%

d)

70%

e)

71%

28.

Convert the following fraction into a decimal.

24/48

a)

24.48

b)

2.4

c)

0.5

d)

2.0

e)

0.24

29.

What percent is in color?

a)

620%

b)

1/2

c)

60%

d)

62%

e)

6.2%

30.

Maria borrowed $3,000 at a simple interest rate of 4% per year. How much did she have to repay after 4 years?

a)

$480

b)

$3,480

c)

$4,800

d)

$7,800

e)

$3,750

31.

Sam borrowed $4,500 for 2 years and had to pay $630 simple interest at the end of that time. What rate of interest did he pay?

a)

6%

b)

7%

c)

8%

d)

9%

e)

7.5%

32.

What percent of 145 is 29?

a)

2%

b)

3%

c)

18%

d)

20%

33.

What is 60% of 75?

(a)  

34.
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
35.

Round to the nearest percent.

78 is what percent of 450?

a)

5%

b)

.17

c)

17%

d)

18%

36.
The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are empty?
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
90%
37.

40% of what number is 36?

(a)  

38.

Austin got 70% of the questions correct on his last math quiz. If there were 60 total questions, how many did he answer correctly?

(a)  

39.
A person ate 2400 calories in a day. Of these, 36% came from fat. How many calories came from fat? 
a)
984
b)
830
c)
1142
d)
864
40.
In the question,
"35 is what percent of 40?"
What is the 40?
a)
Part
b)
Whole
c)
Percent
d)
Nothing 
41.
Is it an increase or decrease?
12 inches to 36 inches
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
42.
Last year, 2,376 people attended a summer music festival. This year, attendance was 2,950. What was the percent of change in attendance to the nearest whole percent?
a)
Increase 24%
b)
Increase 19%
c)
Decrease 24%
d)
Decrease 19%
43.
Mrs. Ciampa had 27 students in her class last year and this year she had 30 students in her math class. What is the percent of change?
a)
24%
b)
10%
c)
11%
d)
50%
44.
The original price of a camera was $50 and the sale price this week is $38. What is the percent of change in the price of the camera?
a)
24%
b)
12%
c)
20%
d)
22%
45.
Ann works in a supermarket for $10.00 per hour. She received a raise to $12.00. What is the percent of change in her hourly wage?
a)
Increase 16.67%
b)
Decrease 16.67%
c)
Increase 20%
d)
Decrease 20%
46.

The number of volunteers at a sporting event decreased from 754 in 2018 to 600 in 2019. Which of the following is closest to the percent change of the number of volunteers?

a)

20%

b)

30%

c)

10%

d)

25%

47.

Which phrase would not indicate a percent increase?

a)

Rise

b)

Grow

c)

Increase

d)

Drop

48.

Which value should go in the circled space?

a)

Amount of change

b)

Original amount

c)

100

d)

Percent (x)

49.

How do I find the difference between my original and my new amount?

a)

Divide the smaller number by the larger number

b)

Multiply the numbers together

c)

Divide the larger number by the smaller number

d)

Subtract the smaller number from the larger number

50.
Tickets to Disney World are $100.The price is going to increase on January 1. What is the percent of change if the cost increases to a $120?
a)
25%
b)
18%
c)
20%
d)
50%
51.

Last year the enrollment at Clark Middle School was 465 students. This year the enrollment is 525 students. What is the percent of increase? Round to the nearest percent.

a)

113%

b)

100%

c)

13%

d)

87%

52.
34% of what number is 51?
a)
69
b)
71
c)
150
d)
196
53.

What is the equivalent percent to 0.08?

(a)  

54.

What is the equivalent decimal to 39%?

(a)  

55.
Convert the following fraction into a decimal.
24/48
a)
24.48
b)
2.4
c)
0.5
d)
2.0
56.
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
57.

Find the percent of change from 10 inches to 14 inches.

(a)  

58.

Find the percent of change from 48 to 36.

(a)  

59.

Find the percent of change from $52 to $125. Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.

(a)  

60.

Original: 80

New: 52

a)

35% decrease

b)

35% increase

c)

28% decrease

d)

28% increase

61.
Find the percent of change for minimum wage $8.10 increased to $15.00
a)
85.19%
b)
46%
c)
54%
d)
83.27%
62.

While waiting for a video game to download, you notice that 30% of 32,000 kilobytes have been downloaded so far. How many kilobytes have been downloaded so far?

a)

9600 kilobytes

b)

10,600 kilobytes

c)

960 kilobytes

d)

8600 kilobytes

63.

In the United States, 13 out of every 20 cans are recycled. What percent of cans are recycled?

a)

55%

b)

63%

c)

65%

d)

85%

64.

What number is 21% of 60?

(a)  

65.

49 is 35% of what number?

(a)  

66.

Write 3/16 as a percent.

(a)  

67.

A person ate 2400 calories in a day. Of these, 36% came from fat. How many calories came from fat? 

(a)  

68.

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)  

69.
In the question,
"35 is what percent of 40?"
am I looking for the part, percent or whole?
a)
Part
b)
Whole
c)
Percent
70.

You deposit $300 into a bank at 2% for 4 years. How much interest will you earn?

(a)  

71.

What percent of 130 is 91?

(a)  

72.

Dan borrowed $2,000 for 6 months at 12% annual simple interest rate. How much interest is that?

(a)  

73.

Jenna borrowed $5,000 for 3 years and had to pay $1,350 simple interest at the end of that time. What rate of interest did she pay?

(a)  

74.

You take out a car loan. How much will you pay in total for the car, if your loan is for $8000, at a rate of 5% interest, over 3 years?

(a)  

75.
The simple interest formula is I=Prt.  The P represents the principle.  The principle is ___________________. 
a)
the amount of money borrowed or deposited
b)
the amount taxed
c)
the percent interest for this year
d)
the amount the bank owes you for being a customer at their bank
76.
What is the formula for simple interest?
a)
A=P(1+r)t
b)
I=Prt
c)
I=P(1+r)t
d)
A=Prt
77.
John just opened a savings account and wants to maximize the amount of interest he earns. Which of the following actions enable him to earn MORE interest?
a)
selecting an account with a higher interest rate
b)
leaving his money in the account for a long period of time
c)
transferring money into his checking account each month
d)
higher interest rate AND leaving money in for a longer time
78.
What is important about how time is calculated in I= Prt ?
a)
it must be in months
b)
it must be in years
c)
it is not calculated
79.
Find the simple interest:
Principal: $6,000
Interest Rate: 5%
Time: 6 months
a)
$150
b)
$1,800
c)
$1,500
d)
$15,000
80.

Find the total amount in the account to the nearest cent if the interest is compounded annually. 
$2750 at 8% for 2 years

(a)