Deck 17: Simple Percentage

Question 1

10 is ____________________% of 40.

Answer 1

25

Question 2

A company sells 700 tires, of which 83% are radials. How many radial tires are sold?

A) 488
B) 581
C) 590
D) 677

Answer 2

581

Question 3

Goodyear sells 31.3% of the replacement passenger car tires. If 500,000 tires are sold in a region, how many does Goodyear sell?

A) 127,500
B) 132,600
C) 140,900
D) 156,500

Answer 3

156,500

Question 4

If a mechanic's hourly rate of $12.25 is increased 11 1/3%, what is the new hourly rate to the nearest cent?

A) $13.34
B) $13.44
C) $13.54
D) $13.64

Question 5

All ____________________ numbers have a decimal point after the last number on the right even though we do not put it in: 26 is 26., 39 is 39., 426 is 426.

Question 6

A repair shop gives a 5% bonus to mechanics finishing jobs in a given amount of time. The mechanics work 40 hours a week at an hourly rate of $12.50. How much more does a mechanic receive if the bonus is earned?

A) $25
B) $30
C) $40
D) $45

Question 7

A car owner receives notice that his car insurance will be increased 4.2%. He now pays $153.15. How much will he have to pay next time, to the nearest cent?

A) $155.63
B) $159.58
C) $163.49
D) $165.72

Question 8

____________________ is a part of a whole number expressed in hundredths.

Question 9

If there are 60 problems in this unit and a student answers 52 of them correctly, what percentage does the student get correct? Round to the nearest tenth.

A) 80
B) 83.3
C) 86.7
D) 90

Question 10

A shipment of 356 automobile headlight lamps is dropped during delivery. The number of broken lamps is 25% of the shipment. How many lamps are broken?

A) 67
B) 78
C) 89
D) 100