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DIRECTIONS:Solveforwhatisbeingaskedineachproblem.Showalogicalandneatsolutions.

1.Sueanswers42outof60questionscorrectly.Whatpercentofheranswersarecorrect?

2.Ona20itempracticetest,howmanyquestionsmustyouanswercorrectlyforascoreof80%correct?

3.Ateacherearns$18,500peryear.If18%ofherincomeiswithheldfortaxes,howmuchmoneyiswithheld
fortaxes?Howmuchofherincomeisleftaftertaxes?

4.A25stampisincreasedto30.Whatpercentoftheoriginalpricedoesthisincreaserepresent?

5.At$450permonth,astudentpays$5400ayearinrent.Ifhisannualincomeis$15,000,whatpercentofhis
incomeisspentonrent?

6.Inonestate,salestaxis6%.Ifsalestaxonacaris$564.00,findthepriceofthecarbeforetax.

7.Ofthe540seniorsatLakeCityHighSchool,35%aregoingonaschooltrip.Ifthebusesorderedforthetrip
seat42students,howmanybuseswillbeneededsothateachstudentwillhaveaseat?

8.Whatpercentwasatelevisionsetreducedifitwasmarked$225andsoldfor$195?

10.Duringasale,ashirtwasmarkeddownfrom$70to$56.Whatwasthepercentdecrease?

11.Ifthesalestaxrateis6%,findthetaxona$429.95televisiontothenearestcent.

12.Acarsalespersonadvertises18%offthepriceofa$3990.00Yugo.Whatwouldthenewpricebe?
13.Barbearnsa26%commissiononeachlabmanualshesells.Ifshesells1200manualsat$9.95each,find
hercommission.

14.Aboathasaretailpriceof$9995.00.Ifitisonsalefor$8495,whatisthepercentdiscounttothenearest
percent?

15.Aboatonsalelastweekfor$8495.00ismarkedupto$9995.00.Whatisthepercentofpriceincreasetothe
nearestpercent?
ANSWERS
1.70%
2.16
3.$15,200
4.20%
5.36%
6.$9400
7.5buses
8.131/3%
10.20%
11.$25.80
12.$3271.80
13.$3104.40
14.15%
15.18%
16.$18.50
17.$23.70
19.20%
20.$0.26
21.Thenumberofvoteswouldtotal5281.