Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Write the number as a percent.
a. | 40% | b. | 0.4% | c. | 4% | d. | 4,000% | e. | 400% |
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Write the number as a percent.
a. | 47,500% | b. | 47.5% | c. | 4.75% | d. | 475% | e. | 4,750% |
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978 is 45.9 % of what number?
Round your answer to two decimal
places.
a. | 6.1 | b. | 2,769.93 | c. | 583.57 | d. | 4.69 | e. | 448.9 | f. | 2,130.72 |
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Tortilla ChipsFor this nutrition label find what percent of the
total number of calories comes from fat calories. Calories | Calories from fat | % of
Cholesterol | % of vitamins | Calories from
protein | 425 | 176 | 0.9 | 4 | 10 | | | | | |
Round the result to one decimal
place.
a. | 71.3 % | b. | 41.4 % | c. | 2.4
% | d. | 19.6 % |
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Population
In a city of 38,428 people, there are 9,607 people
under 35 years of age. What percent of the population is under 35 years of age?
a. | 35.125 % | b. | 25 % | c. | 33
% | d. | 25.75 % | e. | 50 % |
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If an appliance salesperson gets 7% commission on all the appliances she sells,
what is the price of a refrigerator if her commission is $52.50?
a. | $730 | b. | $740 | c. | $720 | d. | $750 | e. | $760 |
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If the commission rate for a mobile home salesperson is 14%, what is the
commission on the sale of a $15,169 mobile home? (Round to the nearest cent.)
a. | $2,112.25 | b. | $2,123.66 | c. | $2,143.03 | d. | $2,165.29 |
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Calorie Content
A certain light beer has 20% fewer calories than
the regular beer. If the regular beer has 120 calories per bottle, how many calories are in the
same-sized bottle of the light beer?
a. | 144 cal | b. | 90 cal | c. | 96
cal | d. | 106 cal |
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On opening day, a new music store offers a 15% discount on all electric guitars.
If the regular price on a guitar is $500, what is the sale price?
a. | $423 | b. | $424 | c. | $422 | d. | $421 | e. | $425 |
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Total Price
A bedroom set that normally sells for $1,700 is on
sale for 25% off. If the sales tax rate is 5%, what is the total price of the bedroom set if it is
bought while on sale?
a. | $1,337.71 | b. | $1,239.99 | c. | $1,338.75 | d. | $1,425.79 |
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Numeric Response
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Write the number as a percent. __________ %
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Write the number as a percent. __________ %
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Write the number as a percent. __________ %
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Write the number as a percent. __________ %
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What number is 74% of 38?
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What percent of 100 is 5?
__________ %
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What percent of 937 is 223?
Round to the nearest tenth of a
percent.
__________ %
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37 is what percent of 95?
Round your answer to the nearest
hundredth.
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What is 80% of 19,566?
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Manufacturing
A car manufacturer estimates that 12% of the new
cars sold in one city have defective engine mounts. If 3,900 new cars are sold in that city, how many
will have defective engine mounts?
__________ cars
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Short Answer
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Change the percent to a fraction in lowest terms.
2.1%
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Suppose the purchase price of a dining room set is $550. If the sales tax is
$11, write the equation needed to find the sales tax rate. Use x as a variable.
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