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100

What is 90% of 70?

a) 65

b) 63

c) 50

d) 70

b) 63

100

According to a survey conducted by the Texas Free Press, 375 out of 500 people do not have internet access at their homes. What percent of the people surveyed do not have internet access at their homes?

a. 75%

b. 35%

c. 55%

d. 45%

a. 75%

100

A shop owner offered a 30% discount off the regular price of a mirror. The amount of the discount is $12.

What is the regular price of the mirror?

$40

100

A recipe calls for 4 cups of flour to make 8 pancakes.
How many pancakes can you make with 10 cups of flour?

a. 5 pancakes       b. 20 pancakes

c. 12 pancakes     d. 14 pancakes

b. 20 Pancakes

100

Tina’s car uses 12 gallons of gas to travel 300 miles.
What is the unit rate in miles per gallon?

a. 25 miles per gallon    b. 34 miles per gallon

c. 150 miles per gallon    d. 100 miles per gallon

a. 25 miles per gallon

200

What is 60% of 80?

a. 60

b. 75

c. 48

d. 40

c. 48

200

Jada is shopping for a backpack that originally costs $40. The store is offering a 25% discount.
What is the sale price of the backpack?

a. $50

b. $30

c. $40

d. $10


b. $30

200

A shop owner offered a 40% discount off the regular price of a tablet. The amount of the discount is $90.00.

What is the regular price of the table?

$225

200

Are these ratios equivalent?

8 bills for every 9 coins

16 bills for every 18 coins

Yes

200

Two brands of cereal are on sale:

  • Brand A: $3.60 for 12 ounces

  • Brand B: $4.50 for 15 ounces

Which brand offers the better unit price?

a. Brand A      b. Brand B      C. Both Brands A and B

d. not enough info to do problem

C. Both have the same unit price

300

What is 30% of 50?

a. 15

b. 25

c. 49

d. 10

15

300

Marcus answered 36 out of 45 questions correctly on a science test.


What percent of the questions did he answer correctly? Round to the nearest whole percent.

a. 70%

b. 80%

c. 65%

d. 50%

b. 80%

300

Sheila has 180 apples. She plans to use 60% of them to make apple cider. 

How many of the apples will she use to make the apple cider?

108

300

On a map, 1 inch represents 25 miles. If two cities are 3.5 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

a. 72 miles         b. 81 miles       c. 87.5 miles

d. 65 miles


c. 87.5 miles

300

A train travels 120 miles in 2 hours.
What is the train's speed in miles per hour?

a. 30 miles per hour    b. 25 miles per hour

c. 60 miles per hour    d. 40 miles per hour

c. 60 miles per hour

400

What is 100% of 77?

a. 50

b. 60

c. 77

d. 95

77

400

A poll indicated that only 8% of 400 people polled chose a certain book as their favorite. How many people chose the book as their favorite?

a. 22

b. 10

c. 200

d. 16


d. 16

400

Customers at an ice-cream shop took a survey. The results showed that 185 customers rated the shop as being "very satisfactory." This number represented 25% of the total number of customers who took the survey.

What was the total number of customers who took the survey?

740

400

Which of the following is an equivalent rate to running 5 miles in 125 minutes?

a. 1 mile in 25 minutes      b. 1 mile in 125 minutes

c. 2 miles in 25 minutes     d. 6 miles in 250 minutes

a. Running 1 mile in 25 minutes

400

A recipe requires 3 tablespoons of juice concentrate for every 5 cups of water.


How many tablespoons of juice concentrate are needed for 25 cups of water?

a. 10 Tablespoons    b. 12 Tablespoons

c. 5 Tablespoons      d. 15 Tablespoons

d. 15 Tablespoons of juice concentrate

500

What is 250% of 30? 

a. 50

b. 30

c. 65

d. 75

75

500

David’s dinner bill was $48, and he wants to leave a 20% tip.


How much tip should he leave?

a. $12.65

b. $10.75

c. $9.60

d. $8.25

c. $9.60

500

A shop owner offered a 20% discount off the regular price of a tablet. The amount of the discount is $32.00.

What is the regular price of the tablet?

$160

500

A class has 12 boys and 16 girls. What is the ratio of boys to total students? (simplify if possible)

a. 3:7      b. 12:28     c. 16:28    d. 12:16

a. 3:7

3 Boys and 7 Girls

3 boys/7 girls

500

A washing machine uses 0.5 cups of detergent per load.
How many cups of detergent are needed for 18 loads?

a. 6 cups of detergent    b. 12 cups of detergent

c. 9 cups of detergent    d. 18 cups of detergent

c. 9 cups of detergent