Quiz about Chp 6 Percents Big Ideas

Question 1

Order 5/8, 0.5, 58.3% from greatest to least.

Accepted Answer

5/8, 58.3%, 0.5

Answer

5/8, 0.5, 58.3%

Answer

58.3%, 5/8, 0.5

Answer

58.3%, 0.5, 5/8

Question 2

5/8 ___ 60%

Accepted Answer

>

Answer

<

Answer

=

Question 3

240.10% ___ 8/3

Accepted Answer

<

Answer

>

Answer

=

Question 4

Order 5/8, 60%, and 0.62 from least to greatest.

Accepted Answer

60%, 0.62, 5/8

Answer

0.62, 5/8, 60%

Answer

5/8, 0.62, 60%

Answer

60%, 5/8, 0.62

Question 5

18 is 40% of what number?

Accepted Answer

45

Answer

18

Answer

7.2

Answer

40

Answer

7

Question 6

7 is what percent of 56?

Accepted Answer

12.5%

Answer

7%

Answer

56%

Answer

800%

Answer

10%

Question 7

You are assigned 48 math questions for homework. You complete 75% of these before dinner. How many questions do you have left to to do after dinner?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

8

Answer

4

Answer

28

Answer

20

Question 8

A salesperson receives a 2.5% commission on sales. What commission does the salesperson receive for $8000 in sales?

Accepted Answer

$200

Answer

$250

Answer

$345

Answer

$150

Answer

$180

Question 9

A school raised 125% of its fundraising goal. The school raised $6750. What was their goal?

Accepted Answer

$5400

Answer

$4675

Answer

$5525

Answer

$4800

Answer

$5500

Question 10

A quarterback completed 65% of his passes in a game. He threw 40 passes. How many passes did the quarterback complete?

Accepted Answer

26

Answer

18

Answer

17

Answer

20

Answer

19

Question 11

To make plant fertilizer, you mix 18 ounces of Lime with every 12 ounces of water. If you use 90 ounces of water, how much lime do you need?

Accepted Answer

135 ounces

Answer

96 ounces

Answer

80 ounces

Answer

1.5 ounces

Answer

100 ounces

Question 12

The number of people signed up for a bus trip increased from 32 to 45. What is the percent increase? Round to the nearest percent.

Accepted Answer

41%

Answer

52%

Answer

42%

Answer

45%

Answer

51%

Question 13

The regular price of a scooter is $65.50. It is on sale for $52.40. What is the percent decrease from the regular price to the sale price of the scooter?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

35%

Answer

25%

Answer

30%

Answer

15%

Question 14

Find each percent increase. Round to the nearest percent.

From 13 friends to 14 friends

Accepted Answer

8%

Answer

20%

Answer

12%

Answer

15%

Answer

1%

Question 15

Alex bought a shirt for $15. He saw the same shirt in a different store that was marked up 20%. What was the price of the shirt after it was marked up in the second store?

Accepted Answer

$18

Answer

$12

Answer

$35

Answer

$20

Answer

$3

Question 16

What is the cost of a phone that was originally $650 but now on sale for 40% off?

Accepted Answer

$390

Answer

$260

Answer

$490

Answer

$910

Answer

$450

Question 17

The simple interest formula is I=Prt.  The P represents the principle.  The principle is ___________________.

Accepted Answer

the amount of money borrowed or deposited

Answer

the percent interest for his year

Answer

the amount taxed

Answer

the amount the bank owes you for being a customer at their bank

Question 18

Simple Interest!

Starting money = $350.

Interest rate = 2.5%

TIme = 3 years.

How much interest?

Accepted Answer

$26.25

Answer

$7.50

Answer

$87.5

Answer

$262.50

Answer

$2.63

Question 19

What is the correct definition of interest?

Accepted Answer

money paid to you by a bank for the money you have in a bank account

Accepted Answer

Money paid when an amount of money is paid or lent

Answer

put into a bank account

Answer

to borrow something

Question 20

Find the PERCENT of Change.

The original cost was $50 and the new cost is $60.

Accepted Answer

Increase 20%

Answer

Increase 16.67%

Answer

Increase $10

Answer

Decrease $10

Answer

Decrease 20%

Question 21

In a class of 30 kids, 3 forgot to get their report cards signed. What percent is that?

Accepted Answer

10%

Answer

3%

Answer

30%

Answer

70%

Answer

3%

Question 22

Convert the following fraction into a decimal.

24/48

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

24.48

Answer

2.4

Answer

2.0

Answer

0.24

Question 23

What percent is in color?

Accepted Answer

62%

Answer

620%

Answer

1/2

Answer

60%

Answer

6.2%

Question 24

Maria borrowed $3,000 at a simple interest rate of 4% per year. How much did she have to repay after 4 years?

Accepted Answer

$3,480

Answer

$480

Answer

$4,800

Answer

$7,800

Answer

$3,750

Question 25

Sam borrowed $4,500 for 2 years and had to pay $630 simple interest at the end of that time. What rate of interest did he pay?

Accepted Answer

7%

Answer

6%

Answer

8%

Answer

9%

Answer

7.5%

Question 26

What percent of 145 is 29?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

2%

Answer

3%

Answer

18%

Question 27

200 children attended the school play. Of the total attendance, 40% were boys. How many girls attended the school play?

Accepted Answer

120

Answer

800

Answer

180

Answer

80

Question 28

Round to the nearest percent.

78 is what percent of 450?

Accepted Answer

17%

Answer

5%

Answer

.17

Answer

18%

Question 29

The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are empty?

Accepted Answer

10%

Answer

20%

Answer

80%

Answer

90%

Question 30

A person ate 2400 calories in a day. Of these, 36% came from fat. How many calories came from fat?

Accepted Answer

864

Answer

984

Answer

830

Answer

1142

Question 31

In the question,
"35 is what percent of 40?"
What is the 40?

Accepted Answer

Whole

Answer

Part

Answer

Percent

Answer

Nothing

Question 32

Is it an increase or decrease?
12 inches to 36 inches

Accepted Answer

Increase

Answer

Decrease

Question 33

Last year, 2,376 people attended a summer music festival. This year, attendance was 2,950. What was the percent of change in attendance to the nearest whole percent?

Accepted Answer

Increase 24%

Answer

Increase 19%

Answer

Decrease 24%

Answer

Decrease 19%

Question 34

Mrs. Ciampa had 27 students in her class last year and this year she had 30 students in her math class. What is the percent of change?

Accepted Answer

11%

Answer

24%

Answer

10%

Answer

50%

Question 35

The original price of a camera was $50 and the sale price this week is $38. What is the percent of change in the price of the camera?

Accepted Answer

24%

Answer

12%

Answer

20%

Answer

22%

Question 36

Ann works in a supermarket for $10.00 per hour. She received a raise to $12.00. What is the percent of change in her hourly wage?

Accepted Answer

Increase 20%

Answer

Increase 16.67%

Answer

Decrease 16.67%

Answer

Decrease 20%

Question 37

The number of volunteers at a sporting event decreased from 754 in 2018 to 600 in 2019. Which of the following is closest to the percent change of the number of volunteers?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

30%

Answer

10%

Answer

25%

Question 38

Which phrase would not indicate a percent increase?

Accepted Answer

Drop

Answer

Rise

Answer

Grow

Answer

Increase

Question 39

Which value should go in the circled space?

Accepted Answer

Amount of change

Answer

Original amount

Answer

100

Answer

Percent (x)

Question 40

How do I find the difference between my original and my new amount?

Accepted Answer

Subtract the smaller number from the larger number

Answer

Divide the smaller number by the larger number

Answer

Multiply the numbers together

Answer

Divide the larger number by the smaller number

Question 41

Tickets to Disney World are $100.The price is going to increase on January 1. What is the percent of change if the cost increases to a $120?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

25%

Answer

18%

Answer

50%

Question 42

Last year the enrollment at Clark Middle School was 465 students. This year the enrollment is 525 students. What is the percent of increase? Round to the nearest percent.

Accepted Answer

13%

Answer

113%

Answer

100%

Answer

87%

Question 43

34% of what number is 51?

Accepted Answer

150

Answer

69

Answer

71

Answer

196

Question 44

Convert the following fraction into a decimal.
24/48

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

24.48

Answer

2.4

Answer

2.0

Question 45

A Chicago Cubs baseball cap costs $30.  Michael has a coupon that will save him 30% of the  price. How much money will Michael pay for the cap?

Accepted Answer

$21.00

Answer

$9.00

Answer

$22.00

Answer

$21.36

Question 46

Original: 80

New: 52

Accepted Answer

35% decrease

Answer

35% increase

Answer

28% decrease

Answer

28% increase

Question 47

Find the percent of change for minimum wage $8.10 increased to $15.00

Accepted Answer

85.19%

Answer

46%

Answer

54%

Answer

83.27%

Question 48

While waiting for a video game to download, you notice that 30% of 32,000 kilobytes have been downloaded so far. How many kilobytes have been downloaded so far?

Accepted Answer

9600 kilobytes

Answer

10,600 kilobytes

Answer

960 kilobytes

Answer

8600 kilobytes

Question 49

In the United States, 13 out of every 20 cans are recycled. What percent of cans are recycled?

Accepted Answer

65%

Answer

55%

Answer

63%

Answer

85%

Question 50

In the question,
"35 is what percent of 40?"
am I looking for the part, percent or whole?

Accepted Answer

Percent

Answer

Part

Answer

Whole

Question 51

The simple interest formula is I=Prt.  The P represents the principle.  The principle is ___________________.

Accepted Answer

the amount of money borrowed or deposited

Answer

the amount taxed

Answer

the percent interest for this year

Answer

the amount the bank owes you for being a customer at their bank

Question 52

What is the formula for simple interest?

Accepted Answer

I=Prt

Answer

A=P(1+r)t

Answer

I=P(1+r)t

Answer

A=Prt

Question 53

John just opened a savings account and wants to maximize the amount of interest he earns. Which of the following actions enable him to earn MORE interest?

Accepted Answer

higher interest rate AND leaving money in for a longer time

Answer

selecting an account with a higher interest rate

Answer

leaving his money in the account for a long period of time

Answer

transferring money into his checking account each month

Question 54

What is important about how time is calculated in I= Prt ?

Accepted Answer

it must be in years

Answer

it must be in months

Answer

it is not calculated

Question 55

Find the simple interest:
Principal: $6,000
Interest Rate: 5%
Time: 6 months

Accepted Answer

$150

Answer

$1,800

Answer

$1,500

Answer

$15,000

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