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Which fraction is the best estimate of 26%? |
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D. |
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Forty percent of a number is 50. Find the number. |
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A. |
70 |
B. |
125 |
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C. |
95 |
D. |
20 |
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An electronics store has portable CD players on sale for $54.95. If the local sales tax is 6.5%, what is the total cost of a CD player? |
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$3.58 |
B. |
$51.38 |
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C. |
$58.53 |
D. |
$58.78 |
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4. |
Find the interest earned if $580 is placed in a savings account at 4.8% simple interest for  years. |
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$48.72 |
B. |
$69.60 |
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C. |
$14.50 |
D. |
$27.84 |
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5. |
Determine the amount of interest owed after 2 years on a $850 loan at  % if no payments are made. |
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$1058.25 |
B. |
$745.87 |
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C. |
$104.13 |
D. |
$208.25 |
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A survey taken by students in a social studies class showed that 53% of the students planned to vote for Kylie for student council president. If there are 680 students in the school, how many students planned to vote for Kylie? |
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A. |
627 |
B. |
1283 |
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C. |
360 |
D. |
317 |
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7. |
Thirty-seven percent of a number is 28. Find the number to the nearest tenth. |
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A. |
132.1 |
B. |
97.1 |
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C. |
75.7 |
D. |
103.6 |
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8. |
At Central High School, the number of sophomores who rode the school bus decreased from 212 at the beginning of the school year to 94 at the end of the school year. Find the percent decrease for sophomores riding the school bus. |
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125.50% |
B. |
79.70% |
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C. |
55.70% |
D. |
44.30% |
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In 1990, an automobile dealership sold a certain model car for $14,649. In 2000, they sold the same model car for $23,609. Find the percent increase. |
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38.00% |
B. |
62.00% |
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C. |
61.20% |
D. |
24.60% |
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10. |
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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A. |
15% |
B. |
70% |
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C. |
85% |
D. |
18% |
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11. |
Estimate  % of 1,485. |
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A. |
6 |
B. |
12 |
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C. |
10 |
D. |
15 |
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12. |
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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A. |
681,210 |
B. |
6,812,100 |
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C. |
68,121 |
D. |
159,790 |
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