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

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

Answer 2

D

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

19.68 is which percent of 246?

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

Question 5

37.08 is 9% of 412.

Question 6

Which is the decimal equivalent of 175%?

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

Question 7

Which is 2.4% of 56?

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

Question 8

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 9

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 10

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

Question 11

Formatting a number changes both the calculation used to get the number and the appearance of the number.

Question 12

Which is the decimal equivalent of 7%?

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

Question 13

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 14

To format a number in Excel as a percent, decimal or fraction, open the format cells dialog box and choose the appropriate option from the category list.

Question 15

Which is 7.0 written as a percent?

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

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

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 18

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 19

Which is 0.08 written as a percent?

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

Question 20

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 21

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

Question 22

A quick way to copy a formula down a column or across a row is to drag the ___________________ of the cell you want to copy.

Question 23

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 24

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

Question 25

What is 61% as a decimal?

Question 26

What is 71.0 as a percent?

Question 27

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 28

What is 120% of 89?

Question 29

What is 3 % as a fraction in lowest terms?

Question 30

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 31

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 32

What is 0.44 as a percent?

Question 33

What is 0.591 as a percent?

Question 34

What is 2.4% as a decimal?

Question 35

What is 0.45% of $3,000?

Question 36

115% of __________ is $3,220.

Question 37

9 is 3% of what total amount?

Question 38

The following shows the salesmen name, the cell where their quarterly total sales are stored in Excel, and the amount of quarterly sales. Which is the formula that can be used to find the percent of total sales for Marco Sartoro? Brent Dumont, E7: $135,000
Candice McAfferty E8: $210,500
Marco Santoro, E9: $195,000
Total Sales, E10: $540,500

A) =(E7 + E8 + E9)/3
B) =E9/E10*100
C) =E10/E9*100
D) =E9/(E7 + E8)

Question 39

When writing a formula in Excel, an ________________________________ is used to tell Excel it must always return to the same cell to find part of a formula.

Question 40

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

Question 41

What is 78% of $155?

Question 42

347.2 is what percent of 56?

Question 43

Ron has started a spreadsheet which has the population of each state in the United States for the year 2000 in A1 to A50 and for the year 2010 in B1 to B50. Explain how Ron could use his spreadsheet to calculate the amount of increase or decrease and the percent increase or decrease in population since 2000. Be sure to include which columns he could use, the formulas, and any necessary formatting.

Question 44

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 45

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 46

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 47

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

Question 48

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 49

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

Question 50

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 51

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 52

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 53

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

Question 54

32.6% of what amount is 104.32?

Question 55

What is as a percent?

Question 56

19 is what percent of 500?