Question 1

Architect Brian Peters spent 60% of a week's time working on drawings for a new apartment building. If Brian spent 18 hours working on projects other than the apartment building, compute the total hours worked.​

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Question 2

​During its second year of operation, Juan's Nursery had a 325% increase in its business revenue. If its revenue in the second year was $2,639,000, what had been its revenue for the first year?

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Question 3

​Before Christmas, the price of a shoe in a Heel's Store for Women was $70. At the post-Christmas sale, the price was $35. By what percent had the price of the shoe been reduced?

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Question 4

​Westside Trailer Rental has 188 trailers available for rent. Last year, it had 160 available for rent. Compute the percent increase in the number of trailers available for rent.

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Question 5

​Nancy saves $120 per week which represents 8% of her total weekly salary. Find her total weekly salary.

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Question 6

​Compute the missing value.
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a.100 cars were sold in October, but only 80 cars were sold in November. The rate of decrease was ______.
b.Start with $115; increase by 40%; end up with ______
c.An increase by $6.40 is 16% of the base value ______.

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Question 7

During one work week, Darlene Davies worked a total of 45 hours, 20% of which were weekend hours. Find the number of hours that Darlene worked on the weekend.​

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Question 8

Before Christmas, the price of a necktie in a Patrick's Store for Men was $40. At the post-Christmas sale, the price was $26. By what percent had the price of the necktie been reduced?​

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Question 9

A new route for bicycling to work decreased Herschel's riding time by 12.5%. If the old route took 32 minutes, how long will the new route take?​

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Question 10

December's electricity bill of $876.60 represents 22.5% of the total December expenses for Westcamper's Sheet Metal Fabricating. Compute Westcamper's total expenses in December.​

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Question 11

​Marie Tavis is an artist. Forty percent Marie's total sales are to mail order retailers. Last year, Marie's sales to mail order retailers were $85,000. Determine her total sales last year.

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Question 12

Sunrise Landscape Construction earns 75% of its annual revenue between March and October. If their total annual revenue last year was $1,450,000, how much did they earn either before March or after October?​

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Question 13

Wanda's restaurant buys all of its non-food items at a local warehouse store. On a recent trip to the warehouse store, the restaurant owner spent $126.83 just for paper products. If paper products were only 22% of the entire purchase, find the total amount spent on that trip?

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Question 14

​A video store both rents and sells DVD movies and also sells blank DVD disks. During the week between Christmas and New Year, the store had rentals of $4,896, movie sales of $6,513, and blank disk sales of $2,191. What percent of the total revenue was from movie rentals?

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Question 15

​Karen Randolph is a marketing manager for a computer software company. When she was promoted, she received a 111% salary increase. The new monthly salary is $5,328. What was Karen's salary before the promotion?

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Question 16

R.J. Cassady is an attorney for a bank. Last month, R.J. worked on real estate contracts for 65% of his time. If he worked on real estate contracts for 143 hours, for how long did he work on other projects?​

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Question 17

A new route for driving to office decreased David's driving time by 15%. If the old route took 40 minutes, how long will the new route take?​

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Question 18

​Sandy Yu earns $4,800 gross pay per month. Last month Sandy received a check for $3,120. What was the percent of her gross salary that had been deducted?

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Quiz 5: Percents

Architect Brian Peters spent 60% of a week's time working on drawings for a new apartment building. If Brian spent 18 hours working on projects other than the apartment building, compute the total hours worked.

During its second year of operation, Juan's Nursery had a 325% increase in its business revenue. If its revenue in the second year was $2,639,000, what had been its revenue for the first year?

Before Christmas, the price of a shoe in a Heel's Store for Women was $70. At the post-Christmas sale, the price was $35. By what percent had the price of the shoe been reduced?

Westside Trailer Rental has 188 trailers available for rent. Last year, it had 160 available for rent. Compute the percent increase in the number of trailers available for rent.

Nancy saves $120 per week which represents 8% of her total weekly salary. Find her total weekly salary.

Compute the missing value. a.100 cars were sold in October, but only 80 cars were sold in November. The rate of decrease was . b.Start with $115; increase by 40%; end up with c.An increase by $6.40 is 16% of the base value __.

During one work week, Darlene Davies worked a total of 45 hours, 20% of which were weekend hours. Find the number of hours that Darlene worked on the weekend.

Before Christmas, the price of a necktie in a Patrick's Store for Men was $40. At the post-Christmas sale, the price was $26. By what percent had the price of the necktie been reduced?

A new route for bicycling to work decreased Herschel's riding time by 12.5%. If the old route took 32 minutes, how long will the new route take?

December's electricity bill of $876.60 represents 22.5% of the total December expenses for Westcamper's Sheet Metal Fabricating. Compute Westcamper's total expenses in December.

Marie Tavis is an artist. Forty percent Marie's total sales are to mail order retailers. Last year, Marie's sales to mail order retailers were $85,000. Determine her total sales last year.

Sunrise Landscape Construction earns 75% of its annual revenue between March and October. If their total annual revenue last year was $1,450,000, how much did they earn either before March or after October?

Wanda's restaurant buys all of its non-food items at a local warehouse store. On a recent trip to the warehouse store, the restaurant owner spent $126.83 just for paper products. If paper products were only 22% of the entire purchase, find the total amount spent on that trip?

A video store both rents and sells DVD movies and also sells blank DVD disks. During the week between Christmas and New Year, the store had rentals of $4,896, movie sales of $6,513, and blank disk sales of $2,191. What percent of the total revenue was from movie rentals?

Karen Randolph is a marketing manager for a computer software company. When she was promoted, she received a 111% salary increase. The new monthly salary is $5,328. What was Karen's salary before the promotion?

R.J. Cassady is an attorney for a bank. Last month, R.J. worked on real estate contracts for 65% of his time. If he worked on real estate contracts for 143 hours, for how long did he work on other projects?

A new route for driving to office decreased David's driving time by 15%. If the old route took 40 minutes, how long will the new route take?

Sandy Yu earns $4,800 gross pay per month. Last month Sandy received a check for $3,120. What was the percent of her gross salary that had been deducted?

Quiz 5: Percents

Architect Brian Peters spent 60% of a week's time working on drawings for a new apartment building. If Brian spent 18 hours working on projects other than the apartment building, compute the total hours worked.​

​During its second year of operation, Juan's Nursery had a 325% increase in its business revenue. If its revenue in the second year was $2,639,000, what had been its revenue for the first year?

​Before Christmas, the price of a shoe in a Heel's Store for Women was $70. At the post-Christmas sale, the price was $35. By what percent had the price of the shoe been reduced?

​Westside Trailer Rental has 188 trailers available for rent. Last year, it had 160 available for rent. Compute the percent increase in the number of trailers available for rent.

​Nancy saves $120 per week which represents 8% of her total weekly salary. Find her total weekly salary.

​Compute the missing value. ​ a.100 cars were sold in October, but only 80 cars were sold in November. The rate of decrease was ______. b.Start with $115; increase by 40%; end up with ______ c.An increase by $6.40 is 16% of the base value ______.

During one work week, Darlene Davies worked a total of 45 hours, 20% of which were weekend hours. Find the number of hours that Darlene worked on the weekend.​

Before Christmas, the price of a necktie in a Patrick's Store for Men was $40. At the post-Christmas sale, the price was $26. By what percent had the price of the necktie been reduced?​

A new route for bicycling to work decreased Herschel's riding time by 12.5%. If the old route took 32 minutes, how long will the new route take?​

December's electricity bill of $876.60 represents 22.5% of the total December expenses for Westcamper's Sheet Metal Fabricating. Compute Westcamper's total expenses in December.​

​Marie Tavis is an artist. Forty percent Marie's total sales are to mail order retailers. Last year, Marie's sales to mail order retailers were $85,000. Determine her total sales last year.

Sunrise Landscape Construction earns 75% of its annual revenue between March and October. If their total annual revenue last year was $1,450,000, how much did they earn either before March or after October?​

Wanda's restaurant buys all of its non-food items at a local warehouse store. On a recent trip to the warehouse store, the restaurant owner spent $126.83 just for paper products. If paper products were only 22% of the entire purchase, find the total amount spent on that trip?

​A video store both rents and sells DVD movies and also sells blank DVD disks. During the week between Christmas and New Year, the store had rentals of $4,896, movie sales of $6,513, and blank disk sales of $2,191. What percent of the total revenue was from movie rentals?

​Karen Randolph is a marketing manager for a computer software company. When she was promoted, she received a 111% salary increase. The new monthly salary is $5,328. What was Karen's salary before the promotion?

R.J. Cassady is an attorney for a bank. Last month, R.J. worked on real estate contracts for 65% of his time. If he worked on real estate contracts for 143 hours, for how long did he work on other projects?​

A new route for driving to office decreased David's driving time by 15%. If the old route took 40 minutes, how long will the new route take?​

​Sandy Yu earns $4,800 gross pay per month. Last month Sandy received a check for $3,120. What was the percent of her gross salary that had been deducted?

Architect Brian Peters spent 60% of a week's time working on drawings for a new apartment building. If Brian spent 18 hours working on projects other than the apartment building, compute the total hours worked.

During its second year of operation, Juan's Nursery had a 325% increase in its business revenue. If its revenue in the second year was $2,639,000, what had been its revenue for the first year?

Before Christmas, the price of a shoe in a Heel's Store for Women was $70. At the post-Christmas sale, the price was $35. By what percent had the price of the shoe been reduced?

Westside Trailer Rental has 188 trailers available for rent. Last year, it had 160 available for rent. Compute the percent increase in the number of trailers available for rent.

Nancy saves $120 per week which represents 8% of her total weekly salary. Find her total weekly salary.

Compute the missing value. a.100 cars were sold in October, but only 80 cars were sold in November. The rate of decrease was . b.Start with $115; increase by 40%; end up with c.An increase by $6.40 is 16% of the base value __.

During one work week, Darlene Davies worked a total of 45 hours, 20% of which were weekend hours. Find the number of hours that Darlene worked on the weekend.

Before Christmas, the price of a necktie in a Patrick's Store for Men was $40. At the post-Christmas sale, the price was $26. By what percent had the price of the necktie been reduced?

A new route for bicycling to work decreased Herschel's riding time by 12.5%. If the old route took 32 minutes, how long will the new route take?

December's electricity bill of $876.60 represents 22.5% of the total December expenses for Westcamper's Sheet Metal Fabricating. Compute Westcamper's total expenses in December.

Marie Tavis is an artist. Forty percent Marie's total sales are to mail order retailers. Last year, Marie's sales to mail order retailers were $85,000. Determine her total sales last year.

Sunrise Landscape Construction earns 75% of its annual revenue between March and October. If their total annual revenue last year was $1,450,000, how much did they earn either before March or after October?

A video store both rents and sells DVD movies and also sells blank DVD disks. During the week between Christmas and New Year, the store had rentals of $4,896, movie sales of $6,513, and blank disk sales of $2,191. What percent of the total revenue was from movie rentals?

Karen Randolph is a marketing manager for a computer software company. When she was promoted, she received a 111% salary increase. The new monthly salary is $5,328. What was Karen's salary before the promotion?

R.J. Cassady is an attorney for a bank. Last month, R.J. worked on real estate contracts for 65% of his time. If he worked on real estate contracts for 143 hours, for how long did he work on other projects?

A new route for driving to office decreased David's driving time by 15%. If the old route took 40 minutes, how long will the new route take?

Sandy Yu earns $4,800 gross pay per month. Last month Sandy received a check for $3,120. What was the percent of her gross salary that had been deducted?