Quiz about Percents (tax and discount problems included)

Question 1

What is 30% of 80?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

30

Answer

2.4

Answer

56

Question 2

12 is what percent of 30?

Accepted Answer

40%

Answer

60%

Answer

250%

Question 3

A pair of jeans costs $34.00.  You have a coupon for 30% off the regular price. What is the new price of the jeans after you use your coupon?

Accepted Answer

$23.80

Answer

$10.20

Answer

$31.00

Answer

$44.20

Question 4

Angela spent $30.00 at a restaurant.  If she leaves a 15% tip, how much will her TOTAL BILL be?

Accepted Answer

$ 34.50

Answer

30.00

Answer

45.25

Answer

35.65

Question 5

What is 82% As a decimal?

Accepted Answer

0.82

Answer

82

Answer

820

Answer

0.082

Question 6

What percent of 250 is 175?

Accepted Answer

70%

Answer

0.7%

Answer

143%

Answer

7%

Question 7

35% of what number is 21?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

7.35

Answer

735

Answer

15.75

Question 8

Your total at the grocery store is $180. You have a coupon which gets you a 20% discount. The sales tax is 7%. What is the final price of all the groceries?

Accepted Answer

$154.08

Answer

$156.60

Answer

$231.12

Answer

$171.20

Question 9

Your bill at the restaurant for you and a friend is $50. You want to leave a 20% tip. How much tip should you leave?

Accepted Answer

$10

Answer

$60

Answer

$5

Answer

$55

Question 10

60 is what percent of 300?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

500%

Answer

0.2%

Answer

5%

Question 11

18% of what number is 13.5?

Accepted Answer

75

Answer

2.43

Answer

243

Answer

80

Question 12

A shirt originally costs $20. The store owners decide to increase the price by 40%. What is the new cost of the shirt?

Accepted Answer

$28

Answer

$12

Answer

$8

Answer

$26

Question 13

There were 20 questions on a test and Bill got 4 problems wrong (16/20). What grade did Bill earn on the test?

Accepted Answer

80%

Answer

95%

Answer

100%

Answer

87%

Question 14

There are 75 students in the school band.  45 students play woodwind instruments.  What percent of students play woodwinds?

Accepted Answer

60%

Answer

35%

Answer

55%

Answer

70%

Question 15

Sales tax is __________ to the price

Accepted Answer

added

Answer

subtracted

Answer

multiplied

Answer

divided

Question 16

Express 0.08 as a percent.

Accepted Answer

8%

Answer

0.08%

Answer

80%

Answer

0.008%

Question 17

The Kerwoods went out to eat at Chili's.
If there bill was $58.65 and they gave their server a 15% tip with 7.25% sales tax, how much did they pay altogether?

Accepted Answer

$71.70

Answer

$67.45

Answer

$68.76

Answer

$70.75

Question 18

A pair of boots are $94.99. They are 25% off. With this discount, what is the sale price? Round to nearest cent if necessary.

Accepted Answer

$71.24

Answer

$118.74

Answer

23.7475

Answer

$23.75

Question 19

Round 15.67348 to the correct decimal place so that it deals with money.

Accepted Answer

$15.67

Answer

$15.7

Answer

$15.68

Answer

$15.673

Question 20

The regular price of a sofa is $599.99.
If there is a 20% discount and
the sales tax is 6%
(based on the discounted price),
How much will the sofa cost?

Accepted Answer

$508.79

Answer

$479.99

Answer

$635.99

Answer

$489.59

Question 21

Maria was told to find 8% of 20. Maria solved this problem in the following way: 8(20) = 160. Is Maria correct or incorrect? If incorrect explain why.

Accepted Answer

Maria is incorrect because 8% is 0.08 as a decimal

Answer

Maria is correct

Answer

Maria is incorrect because 8(20) does not equal 160

Answer

Maria is incorrect because 8% is 0.8 as a decimal

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