2-9 Percents and Simple Interest

What percent of 58 is 18?

• 31%

• 3.2%

• 0.32%

• 0.31%

What percent of 36 is 27?

• 0.75%

• 75%

• 25%

• 0.25%

What is 40% of 120?

• 48%

• 0.48%

• 3%

• 30%

What is 62% of 500?

• 31,000

• 31

• 310%

• 310

70% of what number is 63?

• 0.9

• 90%

• 44.1

• 90

55% of what number is 231?

• 127.05

• 12,705

• 4.2

• 420

A pair of pants that regularly costs $55 are on sale for 35% of the regular price. What is the sale price of the pants?

• $35.75

• $19.25

• $33

• $22

A friend purchases items from a wholesale website and resells them on her own website. She typically marks up her merchandise 40%. If she purchased an item for $15, what price will she sell it for?

• $21

• $6

• $27

• $18.50

$13,000 is deposited into a savings account that earns simple interest rate of 6.5% per year. How much interest will the money have earned after 3 years?

• $2535

• $15,535

• $253.50

• $155.35

Erma has $175,000 in a retirement account that earns simple interest at a rate of 9% per year. How much interest will the money have earned after 25 years?

• $88,250

• $11,250

• $882.50

• $112.50