Quiz about Percents as Proportions

Question 1

Last Wednesday, students could choose ham or turkey sandwiches for lunch. The cafeteria made 85 sandwiches in all, 20% of which were turkey. How many turkey sandwiches did the cafeteria make?

Accepted Answer

17 sandwiches

Answer

43 sandwiches

Answer

65 sandwiches

Answer

102 sandwiches

Question 2

Hector bought cupcakes for his sister's birthday party. 90% of the 40 cupcakes had sprinkles on top. How many cupcakes had sprinkles?

Accepted Answer

36 cupcakes

Answer

10 cupcakes

Answer

45 cupcakes

Answer

50 cupcakes

Answer

24 cupcakes

Question 3

Mark checked his grades and noticed he earned an 85% on his social studies test. He correctly answered 34 questions. How many total questions were on the test to begin with?

Accepted Answer

40 questions

Answer

29 questions

Answer

50 questions

Answer

45 questions

Answer

28 questions

Question 4

Marcia bought new clothes at JCpenney.

Her total before tax came to $104.50. How much sales tax would she need to add on to her total?

(Use KY sales tax rate of 6%)

Accepted Answer

$6.27

Answer

$62.70

Answer

$110.77

Answer

$104.44

Answer

$3.98

Question 5

Jordan buys new fishing gear for his upcoming camping trip. The total before tax comes to $79.85. How much will Jordan pay including 6% sales tax?

Accepted Answer

$84.64

Answer

$79.91

Answer

$75.06

Answer

$4.79

Answer

$80.74

Question 6

Paco went to eat at Olive Garden and his pre-tax bill came to $15.68. How much sales tax will be added on to his bill? (sales tax rate: 8%)

Accepted Answer

$1.25

Answer

$16.93

Answer

$0.94

Answer

$0.08

Answer

$2.35

Question 7

Alex's family went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse. The bill

came to $45.76. If he left a waiter 15% tip, what was the total cost of their dinner bill?

Accepted Answer

$52.62

Answer

$8.21

Answer

$54.98

Answer

$48.51

Answer

$6.86

Question 8

Trisha ordered a Pizza from Papa Johns and was impressed with how quickly it arrived. She tipped the delivery man 18%. How much did she give for tip if her bill was originally $16.85?

Accepted Answer

$3.03

Answer

$2.53

Answer

$1.80

Answer

$19.88

Answer

$1.35

Question 9

Caitlin got her hair done at her favorite salon. Her hairdresser did an excellent job and Caitlin was really happy with the service. While paying for the $38 haircut, she decided to thank her hairdresser by leaving a 20% tip. What is Caitlin's total bill, including tip?

Accepted Answer

$45.60

Answer

$38.20

Answer

$47.90

Answer

$40

Answer

$30.40

Question 10

Carly is a realtor and earns 4% commission on the houses she sells. If Carly sells a $235,000 house, how much will she

make in commission?

Accepted Answer

$9,400

Answer

$2,350

Answer

$14,100

Answer

$94,000

Answer

$7,200

Question 11

Derek is a car salesman and earns 2.5% commission on each car he sells. If Derek sells a $18,500 car, how much will he earn in commission?

Accepted Answer

$462.50

Answer

$925

Answer

$185

Answer

$647.50

Answer

$4,625

Question 12

Brian is a furniture salesman and earns 7% commission on every piece of furniture he sells. Today he sold a leather recliner for $799. How much will he receive in commission?

Accepted Answer

$55.93

Answer

$47.94

Answer

$24.83

Answer

$111.86

Answer

$559.30

Question 13

A concession stand buys cans of Pepsi for $0.45 and marks them up 175% to sell to customers. How much will they charge customers for the can of Pepsi after the markup?

Accepted Answer

$1.24

Answer

$0.34

Answer

$0.51

Answer

$2.20

Answer

$0.79

Question 14

A shoe store buys a pair of shoes from Nike for $45 and marks them up 225% before selling to customers. How much will they charge the customer for the same pair of shoes after the markup?

Accepted Answer

$146.25

Answer

$101.25

Answer

$47.25

Answer

$112.50

Answer

$87.51

Question 15

Lowe's buys dishwashers from Whirlpool for $273 and marks them up 85% before selling them to customers. What is the amount of markup?

Accepted Answer

$232.05

Answer

$255.62

Answer

$505.05

Answer

$23.21

Answer

$215.05

Question 16

Kayla buys a sweater originally priced at $45. Today it is on a special sale for 35% off. How much will the sweater cost (before sales tax)?

Accepted Answer

$29.25

Answer

$38.13

Answer

$60.75

Answer

$41.50

Answer

$15.75

Question 17

Sam is buying a new skateboard. The local skateshop is having a 60% off sale. The original price of a skateboard is

$95. What is the sale price?

Accepted Answer

$38

Answer

$57

Answer

$35

Answer

$92

Answer

$48

Question 18

Monica is shopping for her college textbooks online. Her total comes to $458. However, if she uses promo code "feb19" she can save 15% on her order. How much will she save if she applies the promo code?

Accepted Answer

$68.70

Answer

$45.80

Answer

$87.02

Answer

$22.90

Answer

$389.30

Question 19

Tina and Delaney went to dinner and their bill came to $39.85. They decide to leave a 20% tip. After adding the tip, how much will each girl have to pay if they split the total bill?

Accepted Answer

$23.91

Answer

$7.97

Answer

$19.93

Answer

$47.82

Answer

$15.94

Question 20

Carlos is using his birthday money to buy a new laptop. The retail price of the laptop is $659. However, he has a 15% off coupon. What is his final cost after the discount and including 6% sales tax? (hint, find the sale price, then add on sales tax).

Accepted Answer

$593.76

Answer

$658.91

Answer

$599.69

Answer

$698.54

Answer

$560.15

Question 21

Macy's is trying to get rid of their winter coats to make room for new spring inventory. In January, the coats were 10% off. In February, the coats are now an additional 20% off of the sale price from January. Find the current sale price of a coat that was originally $84. (hint, you cannot add the two % together.. do 1 at a time)

Accepted Answer

$60.48

Answer

$58.80

Answer

$54

Answer

$67.20

Answer

$75.60

Question 22

Robin is shopping at Bath & Body works. Her total comes to $49.60 She has two different coupons. One coupon says, "$10 off your purchase of $30 or more" and one coupon says "25% off your entire purchase". Which coupon should she use if she wants to save the most money?

Accepted Answer

25% off

Answer

$10 off

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