Unit 4 Quizs, Percents

percent increase

• Tells how much a quantity went up, expressed as a percentage of the starting amount

• Indicates the total amount of a quantity without any changes

• Represents the decrease in a quantity over time

• Measures the absolute change in a quantity without reference to the original amount

tax

• A fee paid for government services.

• A percent of sales or earnings paid to the government.

• A type of investment income.

• A penalty for late payments.

percentage

• A rate per 100

• A fraction of 50

• A whole number

• A decimal value

unit rate

• A rate per 1

• A rate that compares two different units

• A rate that is always greater than 1

• A rate that is calculated using percentages

commission

• A fixed salary paid to an employee

• A percent of sales paid to an agent or salesperson

• A bonus given for exceeding sales targets

• A fee charged for services rendered

repeating decimals

• Has digits that keep going in the same pattern over and over

• Is a decimal that terminates after a few digits

• Is a decimal that has no digits after the decimal point

• Is a decimal that has random digits without any pattern

discount

• An amount added to the original price.

• An amount subtracted from the original, usually in reference to a price and in percents or dollars.

• A fixed fee charged for a service.

• A type of tax applied to luxury items.

percent decrease

• Tells how much a quantity went down, expressed as a percentage of the starting amount

• Indicates the total amount of increase in a quantity

• Represents the average value of a set of numbers

• Measures the difference between two quantities without regard to direction

percent error

• A method to calculate the average of a set of values

• A way to describe error, expressed as a percentage of the actual amount

• A technique used to measure the accuracy of a single measurement

• A formula used to determine the total error in a calculation

interest

• A fee charged for borrowing money

• A percent earned in savings or paid in credit for loans or credit card debt

• A type of investment that guarantees returns

• A penalty for late payment on a loan