1.   A 27'' color television is on sale for 20% off the original price. If the original price was $275.00, what is the discounted price?
    A. $330.00 B. $55.00
    C. $220.00 D. $206.25
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  2.   Write and solve a proportion. What number is 40% of 80?
    A. 32 B. 24
    C. 2.7 D. 24
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  3.   Write and solve a proportion. What percent of 940 is 141?
    A. 15% B. 6.7%
    C. 12% D. 19%
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  4.   Write an equation and solve.40% of what number is 128?
    A. 320 B. 512
    C. 32 D. 51.2
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  5.   Write an equation and solve.What number is 15% of 920?
    A. 13,800 B. 6133
    C. 138 D. 61.3
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  6.   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. $259.53 B. $111.23
    C. $358.39 D. $340.75
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  7.   What are the taxes on an income of $77,500 at a 17% income tax rate? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
    A. $64,325 B. $4558.82
    C. $13,175 D. $131,750
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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. $16.81 B. $76.12
    C. $340.94 D. $374.56
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  9.   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. 3.9% B. 5.4%
    C. 1.6% D. 4.3%
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  10.   What is the interest earned and amount due on a principal of $775.00 at an interest of 3.6%/year for 4 years? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
    A. $1116; $1891 B. $111.60; $886.60
    C. $886.60; $998.20 D. $111.60; $663.40
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  11.   What is the commission on a sale of $25,600 if the commission rate is 3.1%? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
    A. $79.36 B. $8258.06
    C. $7936 D. $793.60
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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. 27.2% B. 4.3%
    C. 3.7% D. 3.9%
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  13.   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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  14.   What is the percent of decrease if the original amount was 740 and the new amount is 570? Round to the nearest whole number percent.
    A. 23% B. 30%
    C. 77% D. 130%
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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. 40% B. 4%
    C. 67% D. 14%
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  16.   What percent of pizzas sold were medium pizzas? Round to the nearest whole number percent
   
    A. 29% B. 40%
    C. 37% D. 35%
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