Quiz about 7.4D & 7.13AB - Percents

Question 1

The price of a sweater was reduced from $20 to $12. By what percentage was the price of the sweater reduced?

Accepted Answer

40%

Answer

8%

Answer

80%

Answer

60%

Question 2

A recycling bin contained 40 pounds of plastic in October and 50 pounds of plastic in November. By what percentage did the amount of plastic increase from October to November?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

10%

Answer

20%

Answer

80%

Question 3

The price of a video game was reduced from $60 to $45. By what percentage was the price of the video game reduced?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

15%

Answer

75%

Answer

40%

Question 4

The price of a television is $245. The sales tax rate is 8%. What is the amount of the sales tax?

Accepted Answer

$19.60

Answer

$25.30

Answer

$253.00

Answer

$196.00

Question 5

A jar contains red, green, and blue marbles. The table shows the percentage of each color of marble in the jar.

The jar contains 90 blues marbles. Which statements are true?

Select TWO correct answers.

Accepted Answer

There are 150 marbles in the jar.

Accepted Answer

There are 15 red marbles and 45 green marbles in the jar.

Answer

There are 126 marbles in the jar.

Answer

There are 9 red marbles and 45 green marbles in the jar.

Question 6

Sandra bought a new coat for $49.99 and 3 skirts for $24.99 each. If the sales tax rate is 7%, to the nearest cent what is the amount of sales tax Sandra will owe on the purchase?

Accepted Answer

$8.75

Answer

$151.90

Answer

$11.36

Answer

$7.52

Question 7

James bought a new digital camera for $175. He had to pay a sales tax of 7.2%. What was the total cost of the camera?

Accepted Answer

$187.60

Answer

$183.40

Answer

$11.36

Answer

$12.60

Question 8

Samuel had $35,450 in earned wages for the year. If Samuel paid 15% income tax on his earned wages, how much income tax did he pay?

Accepted Answer

$5,317.50

Answer

$354.65

Answer

$2,127.00

Answer

$3,545.00

Question 9

The circle graph below shows the percentages of a family budget used for different monthly expenses.

Which statement is supported by the data in the graph?

Accepted Answer

The amount of money budgeted for groceries and clothes combined is twice the amount budgeted for utilities.

Answer

The amount of money budgeted for utilities and gasoline combined is less than the amount budgeted for the mortgage.

Answer

The amount of money budgeted for the mortgage is half the amount budgeted for clothes.

Answer

The amount of money budgeted for gasoline and clothes combined is greater than the amount budgeted for groceries.

Question 10

A married couple decides to file their taxes together. In 2014 their incomes were $55,400 and $40,000. How much income tax does the couple owe the government if together they have to pay 6.9% of what they earned?

Accepted Answer

$6,582.60

Answer

$3,822.60

Answer

$2,760

Answer

$658.26

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