| |
| |
1. |
Which fraction is the best estimate of 26%? |
| |
|
A. |
 |
B. |
 |
| |
|
C. |
 |
D. |
 |
| |
|
Hint |
|
| |
2. |
Eighteen is what percent of seventy-two? |
| |
|
A. |
25 |
B. |
35 |
| |
|
C. |
30 |
D. |
40 |
| |
|
Hint |
|
| |
3. |
Forty percent of a number is 50. Find the number. |
| |
|
A. |
70 |
B. |
95 |
| |
|
C. |
125 |
D. |
20 |
| |
|
Hint |
|
| |
4. |
After changing its format, a radio station lost 34% of its listeners. If there were an estimated 83,000 listeners originally, how many listeners does the radio station have now? |
| |
|
A. |
125,758 |
B. |
28,220 |
| |
|
C. |
54,780 |
D. |
49,000 |
| |
|
Hint |
|
| |
5. |
Find the interest earned if $580 is placed in a savings account at 4.8% simple interest for  years. |
| |
|
A. |
$27.84 |
B. |
$69.60 |
| |
|
C. |
$48.72 |
D. |
$14.50 |
| |
|
Hint |
|
| |
6. |
What is the interest earned on a $348 investmant at  % for
9 months? |
| |
|
A. |
$11.31 |
B. |
$15.08 |
| |
|
C. |
$16.97 |
D. |
$22.62 |
| |
|
Hint |
|
| |
7. |
The manager of a computer store analyzed software sales by category for the past month. The results are shown below. If the manager plans to order 150 software packages for the upcoming month, how many of them should be home productivity? |
| |
|
 |
| |
|
A. |
36 |
B. |
38 |
| |
|
C. |
26 |
D. |
32 |
| |
|
Hint |
|
| |
8. |
Which fraction is the best estimate for 58%? |
| |
|
A. |
 |
B. |
 |
| |
|
C. |
 |
D. |
|
| |
|
Hint |
|
| |
9. |
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? |
| |
|
|
| |
|
A. |
36 |
B. |
30 |
| |
|
C. |
31 |
D. |
26 |
| |
|
Hint |
|
| |
10. |
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? |
| |
|
A. |
330 |
B. |
1900 |
| |
|
C. |
190 |
D. |
33 |
| |
|
Hint |
|
| |
11. |
If a sweater costs $37.99, and the sales tax in the area is 6.0%, what is the total price of the sweater? |
| |
|
A. |
$40.27 |
B. |
$23.75 |
| |
|
C. |
$35.84 |
D. |
$60.79 |
| |
|
Hint |
|
| |
12. |
You want to buy one DVD for $24.99 and another for $19.99. What is the total price of both DVD's plus tax if sales tax is 6.75%? |
| |
|
A. |
$47.85 |
B. |
$46.48 |
| |
|
C. |
$46.18 |
D. |
$48.02 |
| |
|
Hint |
|
|
|