1.   Write and solve a proportion. What percent of 900 is 67.5?
    A. 607.5% B. 75%
    C. 7.5% D. 0.075%
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  2.   Write and solve a proportion. What percent of 128 is 32?
    A. 25% B. 6%
    C. 63% D. 20%
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  3.   What equation represents ''What percent of 50 is 18''?
    A. y · 50 = 18 B. y · 18 = 50
    C. 18 · 50 = y D. = 18
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  4.   What equation represents ''40% of what number is 128''?
    A. = 128 B. .40 · 128 = x
    C. 128 x = .40 D. .40 x = 128
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  5.   What is the discount on a pair of jeans that have a regular price of $38.95 and are on sale for 15% off?
    A. $7.54 B. $23.95
    C. $5.84 D. $33.11
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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. 16% B. 19%
    C. 34% D. 27%
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  7.   What is the percent of sales tax if an item priced at $179.50 has a total purchase price of $183.42? Round the percent to the nearest tenth.
    A. 9.8% B. 3.4%
    C. 22% D. 2.2%
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  8.   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. $76.12 B. $374.56
    C. $16.81 D. $340.94
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  9.   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. $1417.50
    C. $141.75 D. $1181.25
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  10.   What is the interest earned and amount due on a principal of $1080 at an interest of 4.1%/year for 60 months? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
    A. $265.68; $1345.68 B. $1301.40; $1522.80
    C. $221.40; $1301.40 D. $2656.80;$3736.80
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  11.   A salesperson receives a weekly salary of $375/wk and a commission of 2.7%. What is the weekly income if sales are $3748? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
    A. $476.20 B. $4123
    C. $385.12 D. $101.20
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  12.   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. 41.4% B. 3.5%
    C. 97.6% D. 2.4%
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  13.   What is the percent of increase if the original amount was 72 and the new amount is 106? Round to the nearest whole number percent.
    A. 68% B. 32%
    C. 43% D. 47%
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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. 41% B. 60%
    C. 149% D. 249%
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  15.   What percent of all pizzas were meat combinations? Round to the nearest whole number percent
   
    A. 10% B. 23%
    C. 32% D. 44%
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  16.   What percent of small pizzas were cheese pizzas? Round to the nearest whole number percent.
   
    A. 28% B. 44%
    C. 14% D. 39%
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