Ch 6 Practice Test: Percents

At a restaurant, Bill wants to leave a 15% gratuity. The cost of his meal was $40.00. What should he leave for a tip?

• $3.00

• $6.00

• $5.00

• $15.00

Sue earns 5% commission on her sales. If she sold an item for $45.00, how much money will she earn in commission?

• $2.75

• $2.50

• $2.25

• $900.00

Tara wants to buy a jacket that costs $80.00. She is going to use a coupon that will give her 20% off. After using the coupon, how much money will she have to pay for the dress?

• $16.00

• $60.00

• $64.00

• $96.00

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A club asked 150 of its members which table top game they should get for their recreation room. They compiled the graph at the right to show the results. How many members chose Table Tennis?

• 36

• 33

• 35

• 37

A club has raised 55% of their goal. If they have raised $253, what was their goal?

• $139.15

• $480

• $440

• $460

The following table identifies the number of points scored by the players on a basketball team. Approximately what percent of the team's points did Janet score?

• 15.73%

• 17.65%

• 18.28%

• 6%

51 is 85% of what number?

• 65

• 43.35

• 60

• 62

Sheila must correctly answer at least 60% of the questions on an exam to pass it. She has already correctly answered 35 questions and incorrectly answered 12 questions. How many of the 28 remaining questions must she answer correctly to pass the exam?

• at least 9

• at least 10

• at least 11

• at least 12

A salesperson earns $2,500 per month, plus 3% of the selling price of each item sold. He wants to earn at least $70,000 this year. Which inequality can be used to find the possible combined selling price (x) of all the items sold during the year for him to meet his goal?

• 2,500 + 0.03x > 70,000

• 0.03(2,500 + x) > 70,000

• 2,500(12) + 0.03x > 70,000

• 2,500(12) + 0.3x > 70,000