Percent

Josie makes 20% commission on every car that she sells. If she sells a car for $50,000, how much commission did she make?

• $40,000

• $10,000

• $1,000

• $4,000

A boat is marked up 20% on the original price. The original price was $50. What is the price of the boat before sales tax?

• $40

• $60

• $30

• $70

A guitar is on sale with a 55% discount. If it regularly sells for $270, what is the amount of discount?

• 121.50

• 418.50

• 148.50

• 215.00

A stereo that regularly sells for $130 is on sale for 60% off. What is the sale price?

• $78

• $52

• $208

• $70

The K-Smart Store pays $1000 for a computer monitor. The percent of markup is 20%. Find the computer monitor’s selling price.

• $1,200

• $800

• $1020

• $200

Solving percent proportion word problems: A shirt that originally cost $40 is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price of the shirt?

• $35

• $25

• $30

• $45

Converting between fractions, decimals, and percents: Convert 45% to a fraction and a decimal.

• 4/9, 0.54

• 3/8, 0.63

• 9/20, 0.45

• 5/11, 0.41

Using percent proportions to solve real-life problems: If a car originally cost $20,000 and is now selling for 15% off, what is the sale price of the car?

• $18,500

• $17,000

• $16,000

• $19,500

Using percent proportions to solve real-life problems: If you scored 85% on a test with 50 questions, how many questions did you answer correctly?

• 40

• 30

• 45

• 43

Finding the percent of a number: What is 15% of 200?

• 25

• 30

• 40

• 20