Semester Test Study Guide

A car is 125 inches long. A truck is 30% longer than the car. How long is the truck?

• 162.5

• 37.5

• 87.5

• 93.75

Today, everything is on sale. The store offers a 25% discount. The regular price of a shirt is $22. What is the price of the shirt after the discount?

• $23

• $55

• $27.50

• $16.50

Lin's father is paying for a $40 meal. He has a 20% off coupon for the meal. After the discount, a 7.5% sales tax is applied. What does Lin's father pay for the meal?

• $32

• $34.40

• $2.40

• $29,60

Seth earns $15 per hour. The store offers him a 7% increase per hour. After the raise, how much will Seth make per hour?

• $13.95

• $1.05

• $16.05

• $25.50

What is 2% of 85?

• 1.7

• 17

• .17

• .017

What is 0.5% of 85?

• 0.0425

• 42.5

• 4.25

• 0.425

A company claims that their new bottle holds 30% more laundry soap. If their original container held 45 fluid ounces of soap, how much does the new container hold?

• 13.5

• 31.5

• 58.5

• 5.85

At dinner, the meal cost $42 and a sales tax of $3.99 was added to the bill. What is the tax rate (as a percentage) for meals in this city?

• 9.5%

• 95%

• 10.5%

• 8%

How much would the sales tax be on a $74 meal if the sales tax rate is 9.5%?

• $81.03

• $70.30

• $703

• $7.03

The price tag on a table is $22. When you go to check out, the cashier sales that sales tax will be $1.98 for the table. What percentage sales tax are you paying?

• 10%

• 9%

• 9.5%

• 8%