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Chapter 3 Test:
Percents
Worth 10% of Final Grade
HSTM-106
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1. In the percent problem, “what number is 3% of 68?“, the base is 3%.
Circle either TRUE or FALSE
2. 37.08 is 9% of 412.
Circle either TRUE or FALSE
3. 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.
Circle either TRUE or FALSE
4. 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%.
Circle either TRUE or FALSE
5. Which is the decimal equivalent of 175%?
| a. | 17.5 | c. | 0.175 |
| b. | 1.75 | d. | 0.0175 |
6. Which is 0.08 written as a percent?
| a. | 0.08% | c. | 8% |
| b. | 0.8% | d. | 80% |
7. Which is 4% as a fraction in lowest terms?
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| b. | d. |
8. Which is as a percent rounded to the nearest hundredth?
| a. | 0.46% | c. | 45.83% |
| b. | 4.58% | d. | 458.33% |
9. Which is 2.4% of 56?
| a. | 0.013 | c. | 1.344 |
| b. | 0.134 | d. | 13.44 |
10. 19.68 is which percent of 246?
| a. | 80% | c. | 18% |
| b. | 20% | d. | 8% |
11. 75% of what amount is $337.50?
| a. | $2,531.25 | c. | $412.50 |
| b. | $450.00 | d. | $253.13 |
12. 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% | c. | 3.5% |
| b. | 19.4% | d. | 1.9% |
13. 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 | c. | $127.52 |
| b. | $123.52 | d. | $146.48 |
14. What is 71.0 as a percent?
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15. What is 0.45% of $3,000?
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16. 9 is 3% of what total amount?
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17. 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?
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18. Nancy has 500 fliers to hand out at a local mall. If she gives out 260 fliers, what percent did she hand out?
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19. $1,134 is _______% of $1,890?
ANS: 60%; Divide $1,134 by $1,890, and then multiply the decimal by 100 for the percent.
20. What is 3% as a fraction in lowest terms?
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21. What is 2.4% as a decimal?
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22. What is 5 as a percent? Round to the nearest tenth.
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23. Identify the rate in the percent problem, “90 is 18% of what amount?“.
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24. 19 is what percent of 500?
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25. 32.6% of what amount is 104.32?
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26. Wanda missed 4 questions on a 32-question test. What percent of the questions did she answer correctly?
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27. 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?
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28. 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?
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29. 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?
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30. 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?
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