1.   What is the final price of a $152 item after 6% tax is added?
    A. $243.20 B. $9.12
    C. $161.12 D. $142.88
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  2.   Find the final price of a $78 dress that is on sale for 25% off and has a tax of 5.5%.
    A. $61.72 B. $82.29
    C. $92.14 D. $56.25
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  3.   Write and solve a proportion. What number is 25% of 360?
    A. 9000 B. 360
    C. 90 D. 14.4
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  4.   Write and solve a proportion. What percent of 900 is 67.5?
    A. 7.5% B. 0.075%
    C. 75% D. 607.5%
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  5.   What equation represents ''What percent of 50 is 18''?
    A. = 18 B. y · 18 = 50
    C. y · 50 = 18 D. 18 · 50 = y
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  6.   Write an equation and solve.40% of what number is 128?
    A. 320 B. 32
    C. 51.2 D. 512
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  7.   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. $23.95 B. $33.11
    C. $5.84 D. $7.54
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  8.   What is the discount on an item that has a regular price of $197.95 and is on sale for 30% off? Round the answer to the nearest cent
    A. $138.57 B. $59.39
    C. $167.95 D. $197.65
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  9.   What is the simple interest for 48 months loan of $5200 at an annual rate of 13.6%? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
    A. $33,945.60 B. $2828.80
    C. $282,880.00 D. $282.88
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  10.   What is the interest earned on a principal of $15,500 at a rate of 14.6%/year for 3 years? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
    A. $67,8990.00 B. $6789.00
    C. $678.90 D. $3184.93
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  11.   What is the commission on a sale of $720 if the commission rate is 4.2%? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
    A. $302.40 B. $171.43
    C. $30.24 D. $3024
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  12.   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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  13.   What is the percent of increase if the original amount was 48 and the new amount is 67? Round to the nearest whole number percent.
    A. 40% B. 72%
    C. 28% D. 36%
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  14.   What is the percent of decrease if the original amount was 470 and the new amount is 360? Round to the nearest whole number percent.
    A. 31% B. 77%
    C. 23% D. 131%
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  15.   What percent of small pizzas were cheese pizzas? Round to the nearest whole number percent.
   
    A. 14% B. 44%
    C. 28% D. 39%
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  16.   What percent of all pizzas were pepperoni pizzas? Round to the nearest whole number percent
   
    A. 20% B. 33%
    C. 17% D. 50%
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