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Mrs. Neary bought a leaf-blower that was 19% off the original price. If Mrs. Neary saved $40, what is the best estimate of the original price of the leaf-blower?

• $50

• $200

• $100

• $80

There are 60 girls and 90 boys in the sixth grade at a middle school. Of these students, 3 girls and 9 boys write left-handed. What percentage of the sixth graders at this middle school write left-handed?

• 15%

• 5%

• 10%

• 8%

Pridgeon Stadium has a capacity of 11,000. At the time of kickoff, 60% of the stadium was full. How many fans were in the stadium?

• 5,500

• 6,600

• 660

• 1,100

In a week Dave will spend a 150 minutes on cardio exercise and 75 minutes on weights. On Monday Dave spent 30 minutes on cardio and 15 minutes on weights. What percentage of his total exercise time for a week did Dave spend exercising on Monday?

• 20%

• 25%

• 10%

• 50%

12% of the cars that went through the car wash were blue. If 75 cars went through the car wash, how many of the cars were blue?

• 900

• 90

• 0.09

• 9

There are 480 students in the band at Bridgeland Middle School.  If the band is 40% of the total number of students, how many total students are at Bridgeland Middle School?  Which proportion can be used to find the total number of students?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Mr. Linh took his family out for dinner. The dinner cost $85. He always leaves a 20% tip. Which proportion can be used to find the amount of tip Mr. Linh left?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Mr. Linh took his family out for dinner. The dinner cost $85. He always leaves a 20% tip. What is the total amount Mr. Linh spent on dinner and a tip?

• $95.80

• $105.00

• $17.00

• $102.00

Solve the percent proportion: 8 is 40% of what number?

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 10

What is 25% of 80?

• 15

• 30

• 20

• 40