Chapter 8 Review Percents

Question 1

40% of what number is 18

Accepted Answer

45

Question 2

What is 87 1/2 % as a fraction in simplest form

Accepted Answer

7/8

Question 3

Sales tax is 7.33%, you buy a game system for $299 and 2 games for $49 each. Whats the total?

Accepted Answer

$426

Question 4

Daphne bought a used car for $9200,her down payment was $1840, what % is this of the total?

Accepted Answer

20%

Question 5

What is 80% as a fraction in simplest form?

Accepted Answer

4/5

Question 6

Find the Principal if the interest earned was $90, the rate was 3% and the time was 6 years

Accepted Answer

$500

Question 7

What percent of 84 is 21?

Accepted Answer

25%

Question 8

From 450 to 60 what was the percent decrease?

Accepted Answer

87%

Question 9

546 students are at the assembly,this was 65% of all students. How many students are in school?

Accepted Answer

840

Question 10

A stock started at 23.04 and had lost 8.5% of its value, what was the value at the end?

Accepted Answer

$21.08

Question 11

90 is what percent of 75?

Accepted Answer

120 %

Question 12

A car sold for $12,500 earning a commission of 5%. How much was the commission?

Accepted Answer

$625

Question 13

Find the interest for $12,500 invested for 2 1/2 years at 5.75%

Accepted Answer

$1796.88

Question 14

8 is what per cent of 16

Accepted Answer

50%

Question 15

What is 70 % as a decimal

Accepted Answer

0.70, 0.7

Question 16

36 is what percent of 80

Accepted Answer

45%

Question 17

21 is 60% of what number

Accepted Answer

35

Question 18

Estimate 19% of 25

Accepted Answer

5

Question 19

what is the % increase from 19 to 27, to the nearest percent

Accepted Answer

42%

Question 20

What is 7/16 as a decimal?

Accepted Answer

0.4375

Question 21

What is 1.125 as a percent?

Accepted Answer

112 1/2 %

Question 22

80 is about what percent of 228?

Accepted Answer

33%

Questions 22