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Find a good estimate of 145% of 58. |
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30 |
B. |
90 |
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C. |
120 |
D. |
60 |
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The results of a poll show that 23% of people attending the movies on a weekend saw a particular movie. Out of 5832 people polled how many saw that movie? |
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13,414 |
B. |
4491 |
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C. |
1341 |
D. |
25,357 |
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A computer manufacturer offers a $400 rebate when you purchase one of its computers and sign up for an Internet account with them. If you buy a computer for $1199 and sign up for Internet access, what is the percent of the discount you receive? |
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67% |
B. |
33% |
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C. |
50% |
D. |
25% |
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Recently, basketball player Steve Nash made 231 free throws in 258 attempts. What percent of free throws did he make? Round to the nearest whole percent. |
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90% |
B. |
95% |
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C. |
88% |
D. |
85% |
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The manager of a computer store analyzed software sales by category for the past month. The results are shown below. If the total sales were 182 software packages last month, how many educational software packages were sold? |
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A. |
36 |
B. |
30 |
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C. |
31 |
D. |
26 |
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The average price for gasoline rose from $1.19 to $1.38 in one day. Find the percent increase. |
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13.80% |
B. |
14.70% |
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C. |
16.00% |
D. |
31.90% |
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7. |
In May, there were 157 people living in Kristin's neighborhood. By August, the population had increased 21%. How many people were in Kristin's neighborhood by August? |
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33 |
B. |
330 |
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C. |
190 |
D. |
1900 |
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Elvia can get a $10.28 discount on a $68.53 purchase at a certain department store because she works there. What percent discount does she get? |
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85% |
B. |
70% |
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C. |
18% |
D. |
15% |
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9. |
Find the interest earned if you place $76.43 into an account that pays 21.5% simple interest, and leave it in for 3 months. |
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$4.11 |
B. |
$278.59 |
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C. |
$49.30 |
D. |
$23.22 |
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If you take out a loan for $550 at 7.2% simple interest and make no payments for 6 months, how much do you owe total? |
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$569.80 |
B. |
$589.60 |
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C. |
$294.80 |
D. |
$946.00 |
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According to the 2000 Census, about 0.3% of the people in Indiana were of Native American descent. If Indiana has a population of 6,080,485, estimate the number of people who were of Native American descent. |
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18,000 |
B. |
30,000 |
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C. |
12,000 |
D. |
24,000 |
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In a survey, 81% of teens said that they use the Internet to send E-mails. Predict how many of the 841,000 teens in Florida use the Internet to send E-mail. |
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68,121 |
B. |
6,812,100 |
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C. |
681,210 |
D. |
159,790 |
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