1.   Express the ratio as a percent. One out of 50 states consists of a single syllable.
    A. 1% B. 2%
    C. 4% D. 3%
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  2.   Express as a percent.
    A. about 0.2353% B. about 23.53%
    C. about 2.353% D. about 23.35%
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  3.   Estimate 18% of 80.
    A. 16 B. 36
    C. 40 D. 42
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  4.   What percent of the circle is shaded?
   
    A. 87.5% B. 25%
    C. 62.5% D. 37.5%
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  5.   A toy store prices items 40% over the price paid by the store. If the store purchases a toy truck for $30, find the selling price of the truck.
    A. $80 B. $12
    C. $42 D. $75
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  6.   Suppose $4,385 is placed in a savings account for 4 years. Find the simple interest if the interest rate is 3.85%.
    A. $506.47 B. $168.82
    C. $675.29 D. $337.65
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  7.   Express 32% as a fraction in simplest form.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  8.   Find of 90.
    A. 300 B. 30
    C. 3,000 D. 3
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  9.   Find 50% of 5,000.
    A. 250 B. 2,500
    C. 25,000 D. 25
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  10.   Estimate 50% of 23.
    A. 18 B. 12
    C. 15 D. 9
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  11.   A pair of $59.99 running shoes is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price of the shoes?
    A. $41.99 B. $38.99
    C. $47.99 D. $44.99
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  12.   Find the total amount in an account to the nearest cent if $750 is deposited at 8.2% for 1 years.
    A. $92.25 B. $842.25
    C. $811.50 D. $840.00
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  13.   Write 0.7 as a percent.
    A. 700% B. 0.007%
    C. 70% D. 7%
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  14.   A tiger can eat 15% of his weight in one feeding. If a tiger can eat 72 pounds of meat at a time, what is its weight?
    A. 820 pounds B. 108 pounds
    C. 1,080 pounds D. 480 pounds
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  15.   Find 8% of 440.
    A. 35.2 B. 550
    C. 55 D. 352
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  16.   441is 63% of what number?
    A. 540 B. 620
    C. 700 D. 277.83
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