Deck 3: Percents

Question 1

Which is $\frac { 3 } { 8 }$ as a percent?

A) 375%
B) 37.5%
C) 3.75%
D) 3.8%

Answer 1

37.5%

Question 2

Which is 0.08 written as a percent?

A) 0.08%
B) 0.8%
C) 8%
D) 80%

Answer 2

C

Question 3

75% of what amount is $337.50?

A) $2,531.25
B) $450.00
C) $412.50
D) $253.13

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Quinton makes planters to sell at local garden shops. Recently he lowered the price from $18.00 to $14.50 to increase sales. What is the rate of decrease rounded to the nearest tenth?

A) 35%
B) 19.4%
C) 3.5%
D) 1.9%

Question 5

Which is 4% as a fraction in lowest terms?

A) $\frac { 4 } { 100 }$
B) $\frac { 2 } { 50 }$
C) $\frac { 1 } { 25 }$
D) $\frac { 4 } { 10 }$

Question 6

Which is 2.4% of 56?

A) 0.013
B) 0.134
C) 1.344
D) 13.44

Question 7

Which is the decimal equivalent of 175%?

A) 17.5
B) 1.75
C) 0.175
D) 0.0175

Question 8

Jamal works at a garage where he earns $8.00 an hour. Recently he received an increase of 4.5% in his hourly wage. Now he earns $8.36 an hour.

Question 9

Which is 0.18% as a fraction in lowest terms?

A) $\frac { 9 } { 5,000 }$
B) $\frac { 18 } { 1,000 }$
C) $\frac { 9 } { 500 }$
D) $\frac { 18 } { 100 }$

Question 10

Which is 7.0 written as a percent?

A) 700%
B) 70.0%
C) 7.0%
D) 0.7%

Question 11

A local elementary school had an enrollment of 435 students last year. This year, the enrollment is 390. What is the rate of increase or decrease rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent?

A) +11.5
B) +10.3
C) -10.3
D) -11.5

Question 12

Mr. Singh earned $76,000 last year. This year he is making 4.6% more than last year. What is his salary this year?

A) $72,504
B) $76,496
C) $79,000
D) $79,496

Question 13

Which is the decimal equivalent of 7%?

A) 0.007
B) 0.07
C) 0.7
D) 7.0

Question 14

Last year, Mrs. Chambers paid $135 for a cord of wood to burn in her fireplace. This year, the price decreased by 8.5%. What is the new price rounded to the nearest cent?

A) $114.75
B) $123.52
C) $127.52
D) $146.48

Question 15

37.08 is 9% of 412.

Question 16

Which is $4 \frac { 7 } { 12 }$ as a percent rounded to the nearest hundredth?

A) 0.46%
B) 4.58%
C) 45.83%
D) 458.33%

Question 17

Jessica noticed that the price of gasoline had gone from $2.85 to $2.63 overnight. This is a rate of increase of about 8%.

Question 18

In the percent problem, " what number is 3% of 68? ", the base is 3%.

Question 19

Which is 15.5% as a fraction in lowest terms?

A) $15 \frac { 1 } { 2 }$
B) $\frac { 155 } { 100 }$
C) $\frac { 31 } { 20 }$
D) $\frac { 31 } { 200 }$

Question 20

19.68 is which percent of 246?

A) 80%
B) 20%
C) 18%
D) 8%

Question 21

Mrs. Jenkins works at an appliance store where she receives a 6% commission on her total sales. Monday, she sold $5,250 in appliances. What amount did she make in commission?

Question 22

What is 71.0 as a percent?

Question 23

What percent of 238 is 189 rounded to the nearest whole percent?

Question 24

What is 0.591 as a percent?

Question 25

What is as a percent?

Question 26

Nancy has 500 fliers to hand out at a local mall. If she gives out 260 fliers, what percent did she hand out?

Question 27

347.2 is what percent of 56?

Question 28

115% of __________ is $3,220.

Question 29

What is 5 as a percent? Round to the nearest tenth.

Question 30

What is 2.4% as a decimal?

Question 31

What is 120% of 89?

Question 32

Marco noticed that the price of a box of his favorite cereal went from $4.25 to $3.40. What is the rate of decrease?

Question 33

What is 3 % as a fraction in lowest terms?

Question 34

$1,134 is _______% of $1,890?

Question 35

What is 0.44 as a percent?

Question 36

9 is 3% of what total amount?

Question 37

What is 61% as a decimal?

Question 38

What is 78% of $155?

Question 39

Identify the rate in the percent problem, " 90 is 18% of what amount? ".

Question 40

What is 0.45% of $3,000?

Question 41

32.6% of what amount is 104.32?

Question 42

The price of a particular laptop was $799 last year. This year, the price is $871. What is the rate of increase rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent?

Question 43

A bookstore owner decreased the prices on all books in stock by 12%. If the original price of a book is $24.95, what is the new price rounded to the nearest cent?

Question 44

Jacob earned an annual salary of $29,750 last year. This year, he makes $30,500. What is his rate of increase rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent?

Question 45

Erin works part-time after school. Last year she made $6,700. This year she decided to work less hours, and she earned an annual salary of $5,050. What is her rate of decrease rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent?

Question 46

Wanda missed 4 questions on a 32-question test. What percent of the questions did she answer correctly?

Question 47

Rodney works in a bike shop. At the end of last month there were 39 children's bikes, 93 adult bikes, 12 tandem bikes, and 6 unicycles in stock. What is the percentage distribution of the four types of bikes in stock?

Question 48

A cafeteria manager placed slices of pie into a display case. There were 20 apple, 24 cherry, 12 chocolate cream, 14 pecan, and 10 peach slices of pie. Determine the percent distribution for the 5 types of pie slices in the case.

Question 49

Mapledale High School had an enrollment of 759 students last year. This year, the enrollment is 835. What is the rate of increase or decrease rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent?

Question 50

19 is what percent of 500?