Quiz about Percents. Original. Discounts. Tax

Question 1

The Clothes Barn is having a 60% off sale on shorts. Ben paid $14 for a pair of shorts. What was the original price of the shorts?

Accepted Answer

$35

Answer

$23.33

Answer

$22.40

Answer

$5.60

Question 2

Sunglass Shack is having a 50% off sale on sunglasses. Ann paid $22 for a pair of sunglasses.  What was the original price?

Accepted Answer

$44

Answer

$33

Answer

$11

Answer

$23.10

Question 3

Dream Vacations is having a 30% off sale on beach vacations. Albert pays $256 on a vacation. What was the original price?

Accepted Answer

$365.71

Answer

$853.33

Answer

$179.20

Answer

$332.80

Question 4

Splash Swimming Pools is having a 62% off sale on pools. Ben paid $310 for a pool. What as the original price?

Accepted Answer

$815.79

Answer

$192.20

Answer

$500

Answer

$117.80

Question 5

John found a pair of jeans that cost $45.00. If he had a 10%-off coupon, how much would the jeans cost?

Accepted Answer

$40.50

Answer

$4.50

Answer

$49.50

Answer

$50

Question 6

Sue bought two shirts on sale. She would have had to pay $20.00 for each shirt, but she got them for 25% off. What was the sale price of both shirts together?

Accepted Answer

$30

Answer

$15

Answer

$53.33

Answer

$26.67

Question 7

Discount Vacations is giving a 20% discount on all vacations booked in January. A vacation to Cancun costs $2400. What will be the sale price?

Accepted Answer

$1920

Answer

$3000

Answer

$480

Answer

$12,000

Question 8

Stanley needs a new snowblower for the season. The store is having an end of season sale where all items are 60% off. If the snow blower originally costs $900, how much will he pay?

Accepted Answer

$360

Answer

$2250

Answer

$1500

Answer

$540

Question 9

The original price of a pair of shoes is $29.99 and their is a mark down of 10% because the shop is having a black friday sale. What is the sale amount of the pair of shoes?

Accepted Answer

$27

Answer

$2.99

Answer

$32.99

Question 10

Sam bought an $85.00 jacket for 40% off of the regular price. How much did he pay for the jacket?

Accepted Answer

51

Answer

75

Answer

36

Answer

34

Question 11

Myron won $33,000 on a game show in California where the state tax rate is 7.25%. How much did he walk away with?

Accepted Answer

$30,607.50

Answer

$27,783

Answer

$31,893.55

Answer

$29,333.65

Question 12

Gabriela has dinner at a cafe and the cost of her meal is $45.00. Because of the state she's in, her sales tax is 9.9%. What is her total?

Accepted Answer

$49.46

Answer

$51.88

Answer

$49.22

Answer

$40.54

Question 13

Juan bought a video game for $59.99 and the sales tax rate was 8.3%. What is the total price of the video game?

Accepted Answer

$64.97

Answer

$62.87

Answer

$55.01

Answer

$64.66

Question 14

The original cost of a book is $14.55 but Darren has a 20% off coupon. What is his total?

Accepted Answer

$11.64

Answer

$12.10

Answer

$17.48

Answer

$17.55

Question 15

A computer is priced at $455.99 and you want to buy it with a 30% coupon. What is the total?

Accepted Answer

$319.19

Answer

$321.55

Answer

$490.99

Answer

$317.88

Question 16

The price of a dress is $120.00. The store marks it up 40%. What is the total?

Accepted Answer

$168.00

Answer

$178.88

Answer

$86.00

Answer

$1

Question 17

The Polar Express movie is $13 and it will be on sale for $9.What is the percent of change if the cost decreased $4?

Accepted Answer

31%

Answer

15%

Answer

10%

Answer

32%

Question 18

Tickets to Disney World are $100. The price is going to increase on January 1. What is the percent of change if the cost increases to a $120?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

25%

Answer

18%

Answer

50%

Question 19

Find the PERCENT of Change.
The original cost was $50 and the new cost is $60.

Accepted Answer

Increase 20%

Answer

Increase 16.67%

Answer

Increase $10

Answer

Decrease $10

Question 20

Mrs. Ciampa had 27 students in her class last year and this year she had 30 students in her math class. What is the percent of change?

Accepted Answer

11%

Answer

24%

Answer

20%

Answer

50%

Question 21

Find the percent of change if the original cost was $5 and the new cost is $1.

Accepted Answer

Decrease 80%

Answer

Increase $4

Answer

Decrease $4

Answer

Decrease 400%

Question 22

What percent of 50 is 20?

Accepted Answer

40%

Answer

25%

Answer

2.5%

Answer

4%

Question 23

What percent of 50 is 20?

Accepted Answer

40%

Answer

25%

Answer

2.5%

Answer

4%

Question 24

In the Central City Grand Prix, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race?

Accepted Answer

40%

Answer

20%

Answer

60%

Answer

80%

Question 25

What is 40% of 230?

Accepted Answer

92

Answer

9200

Answer

9.20

Answer

575

Question 26

Eric earned 60 points on his last test. If there were 75 possible points, what was his percent grade?

Accepted Answer

80%

Answer

20%

Answer

40%

Answer

60%

Question 27

A person ate 2400 calories in a day. Of these, 36% came from fat. How many calories came from fat?

Accepted Answer

864

Answer

984

Answer

830

Answer

1142

Question 28

Mr. Barrett bought a new battery for his car. The battery cost $72. Since batteries are a taxable item, he had to pay a sales tax of 7.5%. What was the total cost of the battery in dollars and cents?

Accepted Answer

$77.40

Answer

$79.50

Answer

$5.40

Answer

$66.60

Question 29

A TV that normally cost $800 is on sale for 33% off.  There is a 6% sales tax on the purchase.  What is the final cost of the TV?

Accepted Answer

$568.16

Answer

$536.00

Answer

$279.84

Answer

$321.60

Question 30

Eric wants to buy a pair of pants and he has $110.00.

The cost of the pair of pants are $97.00 and there is a 9% sales tax. How much change would Eric receive if he paid with $110 for the skates?

Accepted Answer

$4.27

Answer

$105.73

Answer

$8.73

Answer

$119.00

Question 31

Gas prices decreased this week from $4 per gallon to $3.80 per gallon.
What rate of decrease does this represent?
(Rate is another word for percent.)

Accepted Answer

5%

Answer

5.3%

Answer

95%

Answer

.05

Question 32

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 33

You are purchasing a T.V for $990 T.V with 9% sales tax. What is the final price of the T.V.?

Accepted Answer

$ 1,079.10

Answer

$ 1881.00

Answer

$ 1079.00

Answer

$ 1,709.1

Question 34

Seven friends went out to lunch. The meal subtotal was $91.22, including tax. The restaurant has a policy that for parties of six or more, 18% tip is automatically added in. What is the total cost of the meal, including tip?

Accepted Answer

$107.64

Answer

$16.42

Answer

$74.80

Answer

$109.22

Question 35

Angela spent $30.00 on dinner at Applebee's.  If she leaves a 15% tip, how much will her total bill be?

Accepted Answer

$34.50

Answer

$4.50

Answer

$25.50

Answer

$35.65

Question 36

You are purchasing a T.V for $990 T.V with 9% sales tax. What is the final price of the T.V.?

Accepted Answer

$ 1,079.10

Answer

$89.10

Answer

$900.90

Answer

$ 1,709.1

Question 37

Jorge buys a bowl of soup and bread for $8.00 and leaves a 6% tip. What is the total cost of the meal?

Accepted Answer

$8.48

Answer

$0.48

Answer

$4.80

Answer

$7.94

Answer

$8.06

Question 38

At a French restaurant, you order a salad for $2.50 and lasagna for $8.25. If the sales tax is 8%, what is the total of your bill including sales tax?

Accepted Answer

$11.61

Answer

$0.86

Answer

$9.89

Answer

$19.89

Question 39

Find the total cost. Dinner with tax included is $23.77; you leave a 10% tip.

Accepted Answer

$ 26.15

Answer

$ 2.38

Answer

$ 2.37

Answer

$ 21.39

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