Deck 6: Percents

Question 1

A 100% price increase means that the price .

A) increases by half the original price.
B) doesn't change
C) doubles
D) triples

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Tammy weighs 165 pounds and wants to lose 25% of her body weight. pounds.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The __________can refer to the partial amount or portion of the base.

A) percentage
B) rate
C) equation
D) base

Answer 3

percentage

Question 4

The Percentage can refer to the partial amount or portion of the rate.

Question 5

The listed price for a house was $259,900. The actual sales price was $244,000. This represented a 5% decrease in price.

Question 6

When looking at the problem "63% of 75 is what number?" the base is unknown.

Question 7

The percent 1.02% written as a decimal would be 0.0102.

Question 8

A big-box store advertised dehumidifiers for 30% off the MSRP. The sale price is $139.00. The original price was $198.57.

Question 9

Stormy received a 5.4% pay increase. Her original hourly wage was $8.19. Her new hourly wage is $8.65.

Question 10

Percents can contain:

A) all of these
B) mixed numbers and mixed decimals
C) fractions
D) whole numbers

Question 11

Stock prices for a company have increased 31% during the past three months. price is $21 / share. The price was $15 / share 3 months ago.

Question 12

Al received a promotion at work. His salary was $39,500. His new salary was $59,000. Al's salary increase was $19,500.

Question 13

Karen wants to convert 2.5 to a percent. She moved the decimal two places to the left. She converted the number to a percent correctly.

Question 14

The___________ is usually written as a percent, decimal, or fraction.

A) rate
B) base
C) percentage
D) equation

Question 15

If 60% of the 450 students at Central 9th Grade Center purchased spring photographs, how many students did not purchase the photographs? The percentage is the unknown value.

Question 16

Shawn scored 100% on his first exam.The decimal equivalent is 100.00.

Question 17

If the original price for an item was $5.50 and it increased by 100%, the new price is $12.00.

Question 18

The percentage can never be larger than the base.

Question 19

Finch Bird Supplies reported sales of $12,315.00 last month and sales of $16,750.00 this month. Sales increased 36%.

Question 20

When looking at the problem "32 is 16% of what number?" 32 is the percentage.

Question 21

The decimal 0.0023 would be written as 0.23%.

Question 22

The______is the total or original amount.

A) rate
B) percentage
C) base
D) equation

Question 23

Hillcrest Medical Center has a severe shortage of nurses. The hospital decided to give a hiring bonus of 25% of the annual average salary. The average salary for nurses was $34,000. The hiring bonus was $8,500.

Question 24

Jeff earns $328 per day. If his salary is raised by 3%, how much will he make per day?

A) $426.40
B) $337.84
C) $341.12
D) $334.56

Question 25

Which of the following is the best definition of percent?

A) a standardized way of expressing quantities in relation to a standard unit of 100
B) a portion of another unit, always expressed as less than 100
C) a portion of another unit, always expressed as greater than 100
D) all are appropriate definitions

Question 26

Bell's Amusement Park expected 12,000 guests on July 4. By noon 1500 guests were already present. The percent of expected guests already in the park was 12%.

Question 27

To convert a decimal to a percent, move the decimal poin_______ to the .

A) 1, left
B) 2, left
C) 2, right
D) 1, right

Question 28

A formula expresses:

A) known quantities
B) a percentage less than 100
C) a portion relationship greater than 100
D) a relationship among quantities

Question 29

To find the new amount directly in percent problems:

A) for decreases: multiply (100% - rate of increase) × base
B) for increases: multiply (100% + rate of increase) × base
C) all of these are correct
D) new amount = rate of new amount x original amount

Question 30

Bathing suits are often on sale in July. The regular price of one suit is $36. With a 20% discount, how much is saved?

A) $27.80
B) $28.80
C) $29.80
D) $7.20

Question 31

The Base is the total or original amount.

Question 32

To find the rate in increase or decrease problems:

A) divide the larger figure by the smaller figure
B) divide the amount of change by the original amount
C) divide the amount of change by the larger amount
D) divide the amount of change by the rate of change

Question 33

88% of the Algebra I students passed the end-of-instruction test. If 220 students passed the test, there were 260 students in Algebra I.

Question 34

When finding the amount of change in percentage problems, the percent is always based on:

A) the original or beginning amount
B) the original or beginning amount for increase problems
C) the final or ending amount
D) the final or ending amount in decrease problems

Question 35

Keisha has been watching a leather coat at the mall. The original price was $379.95. It went on sale yesterday for $265.96. The coat was reduced $113.99.

Question 36

Two hundred twenty-two percent would be equal to 2.22 as a decimal.

Question 37

When solving percentage problems, the portion:

A) is larger than the base when the rate is less than 100%
B) can never be larger than the base
C) can be larger than the base
D) is smaller than the base when the rate is larger than 100%

Question 38

When comparing two figures representing monthly production outputs for a local factory, to compute the percentage change you would:

A) divide the larger figure by the smaller figure
B) need to know which figure was the largest
C) divide the smaller figure by the larger figure
D) need to know which figure represented the earlier month

Question 39

The Rate is usually written as a decimal or fraction but rarely as a percent.

Question 40

The Mazzie's corporate office employs 580 workers. On Tuesday 29 employees called in sick. 5% of the employees were not at work on Tuesday.

Question 41

Use the appropriate form of the percentage formula. Round division to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

-175% of 4 is what number?

A) 7
B) 700
C) 70
D) 0.7

Question 42

After receiving a drop in price of 12.5% on its bulk order of printer cartridges, John's Office Supply pays $6825. What was the original price of the order?

A) $7800
B) $6313
C) $7678
D) $5972

Question 43

In one city, 0.850 of those polled said they would not vote for the incumbent in the upcoming congressional election. Represent this as a percent.

A) 0.850%
B) 85%
C) 0.0850%
D) 8.5%

Question 44

A number increased from 25 to 35. Find the percent of increase.

A) 10%
B) 40%
C) 28.6%
D) 60%

Question 45

Sarah bought some jewelry that originally cost $433 and was advertised at 10% off. What was the sale price of the jewelry?

A) $43.30
B) $411.35
C) $394.03
D) $389.70

Question 46

Find the amount of increase if 200 is increased by 5% .

A) 1
B) 0.1
C) 10
D) 100

Question 47

Identify the rate, base, and portion.

-43% of what number is 60?

A) rate (%) = 60%
base (of) = unknown number
Portion (is) = 43
B) rate (%) = 43%
base (of) = unknown number
Portion (is) = 60

Question 48

A union contract calls for a 6.9% salary raise for all employees. Determine the raise for a worker who is currently making $27,990. Round to the nearest cent if necessary.

A) $26,058.69
B) $29,921.31
C) $1931.31
D) $19,313.10

Question 49

The enrollment at a community college is 52% males. If the total enrollment is 3720 students, how many females are enrolled? Round to the nearest whole number.

A) 1934 females
B) 1836 females
C) 1903 females
D) 1786 females

Question 50

On a test, Manuel answered incorrectly 76 questions or 38% of the questions. How many questions were on the test?

A) 50
B) 2000
C) 0.5
D) 200

Question 51

The Tragord family learned that their investments decreased in value by 13% over the last year. If the investments were worth $100,000 at the beginning of the year, how much (in dollars) did they lose over the last year?

A) $1300
B) $13,000
C) $130
D) $7692

Question 52

If 600 is decreased by 14%, what is the new amount?

A) 586
B) 516
C) 84
D) 684

Question 53

Identify the rate, base, and portion.

-64% of what number is 57?

A) rate (%) = 57%
base (of) = 64
Portion (is) = unknown number
B) rate (%) = 64%
base (of) = unknown number
Portion (is) = 57

Question 54

Find the amount of decrease if 600 is decreased by 10%.

A) 0.6
B) 6
C) 600
D) 60

Question 55

Use the appropriate form of the percentage formula. Round division to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

-What number is 175% of 32 ?

A) 5600
B) 560
C) 5.6
D) 56