1.   A shirt was $60 and is now $53. What is the approximate percent of change?
    A. 88.33% B. 7%
    C. 11.67% D. 10%
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  2.   Write and solve a proportion. 30% of what number is 21?
    A. 630 B. 7
    C. 70 D. 63
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  3.   Write and solve a proportion. What percent of 900 is 67.5?
    A. 0.075% B. 607.5%
    C. 7.5% D. 75%
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  4.   Write an equation and solve.What percent of 50 is 18?
    A. 28.8% B. 0.36%
    C. 9% D. 36%
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  5.   Write an equation and solve.What percent of 940 is 47?
    A. 50% B. 5%
    C. 20% D. 25%
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  6.   What is the percent of discount on an item that has a sale price of $179.95 and regular price of $213.95? Round to the nearest whole number percent.
    A. 19% B. 27%
    C. 16% D. 34%
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  7.   What is the sale price of an item with a regular price of $370.75 and is sale for 30% off? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
    A. $340.75 B. $358.39
    C. $111.23 D. $259.53
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  8.   What are the taxes on an income of $340,500 at a 32% income tax rate? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
    A. $10,640.63 B. $231,540
    C. $10,896 D. $108,960
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  9.   What is the amount of sales tax on an item priced at $357.75 at a rate of 4.7%? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
    A. $374.56 B. $340.94
    C. $76.12 D. $16.81
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  10.   What is the interest earned on a principal of $675.00 at an interest of 8.75%/year for 24 months? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
    A. $118.13 B. $141.75
    C. $1417.50 D. $1181.25
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  11.   What is the rate of interest on a principal of $1800, interest amount of $140 for 2 years? Round the percent to the nearest tenth.
    A. 5.4% B. 4.3%
    C. 3.9% D. 1.6%
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  12.   A salesperson receives a commission of $460 for selling an item for $11,780. What is the commission rate? Round the percent to the nearest tenth.
    A. 3% B. 0.1%
    C. 25.6% D. 3.9%
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  13.   A salesperson receives a commission of $210 for selling an item for $8700. What is the commission rate? Round the percent to the nearest tenth.
    A. 2.4% B. 41.4%
    C. 3.5% D. 97.6%
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  14.   What is the percent of increase if the original amount was 123 and the new amount is 306? Round to the nearest whole number percent.
    A. 249% B. 41%
    C. 60% D. 149%
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  15.   What percent of large pizzas were meat combinations? Round to the nearest whole number percent.
   
    A. 28% B. 10%
    C. 18% D. 45%
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  16.   What percent of all pizzas were pepperoni pizzas? Round to the nearest whole number percent
   
    A. 17% B. 33%
    C. 50% D. 20%
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