1.   What is the final price of a $152 item after 6% tax is added?
    A. $9.12 B. $161.12
    C. $243.20 D. $142.88
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  2.   Write and solve a proportion. 18 is 40% of what number?
    A. 7.2 B. 4.5
    C. 45 D. 72
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  3.   Write and solve a proportion. What percent of 50 is 38?
    A. 76% B. 19%
    C. 62% D. 132%
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  4.   Translating a phrase into an equation, what does ''of'' mean?
    A. add B. multiply
    C. subtract D. divide
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  5.   Write an equation and solve.What percent of 720 is 216?
    A. 33% B. 30%
    C. 0.30% D. 40%
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  6.   What is the discount on an item that has a regular price of $129.95 and is on sale for 20% off?
    A. $103.96 B. $109.95
    C. $129.75 D. $25.99
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  7.   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. $197.65 B. $138.57
    C. $167.95 D. $59.39
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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. $374.56 B. $16.81
    C. $76.12 D. $340.94
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  9.   What is the interest earned on a principal of $36,800 at a rate of 6.1%/year for 2 years? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
    A. $53,875.20 B. $448,960
    C. $44,896.00 D. $4489.60
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  10.   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. 4.3% B. 5.4%
    C. 1.6% D. 3.9%
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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. $3024 B. $171.43
    C. $30.24 D. $302.40
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  12.   A salesperson receives a commission of $360 for selling an item for $9800. What is the commission rate? Round the percent to the nearest tenth.
    A. 4.3% B. 27.2%
    C. 3.9% D. 3.7%
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  13.   What is the percent of increase if the original amount was 4800 and the new amount is 5700? Round to the nearest whole number percent.
    A. 34% B. 84%
    C. 16% D. 19%
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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. 249% D. 149%
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  15.   Using the table, what is the percent of charge customers for Sam? Round to the nearest whole number percent.
   
    A. 14% B. 4%
    C. 40% D. 67%
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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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