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Practice Test
In the following exercises, convert each percent to ⓐ a decimal ⓑ a simplified fraction.
In the following exercises, convert each fraction to a percent. (Round to decimal places if needed.)
In the following exercises, solve the percent problem.
is what percent of
What number is of
of what number is
Yuki’s monthly paycheck is She pays for rent. What percent of her paycheck goes to rent?
The total number of vehicles on one freeway dropped from to Find the percent decrease (round to the nearest tenth of a percent).
Kyle bought a bicycle in Denver where the sales tax was of the purchase price. The purchase price of the bicycle was What was the total cost?
Mara received commission when she sold a suit. What was her rate of commission?
Kiyoshi bought a television set on sale for The original price was Find:
- ⓐ the amount of discount
- ⓑ the discount rate (round to the nearest tenth of a percent)
Oxana bought a dresser at a garage sale for She refinished it, then added a markup before advertising it for sale. What price did she ask for the dresser?
Find the simple interest earned after years on invested at an interest rate of
Brenda borrowed from her brother. Two years later, she repaid the plus interest. What was the rate of interest?
Write as a proportion: gallons to miles is the same as gallons to miles.
Solve for a:
Vin read pages of a book in minutes. At that rate, how long will it take him to read pages?
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