1.
JORDAN EARNED $1500 COMMISSION LAST
WEEK, ON A COMMISSION RATE OF 12%.
WHAT WERE HIS TOTAL SALES FOR THE
WEEK?
Part
%
—————— = ——
Whole
100
Commission
%
—————— = ——
Sales
100
2.
A REAL-ESTATE RECEIVES A 3%
COMMISSION ON SELLING A HOUSE. FIND
THE COMMISSION THE AGENT RECEIVED
FOR SELLING A HOME VALUED AT $131,000.
Part
%
—————— = ——
Whole
100
Commission
%
—————— = ——
Sales
100
3.
BRADLEY RECEIVES A COMMISSION OF
$296 ON SALES OF $3700. FIND HIS
COMMISSION RATE.
Part
%
—————— = ——
Whole
100
Commission
%
—————— = ——
Sales
100
4.
KAYISHA
EARNS A SALARY OF $250 A WEEK
PLUS 3% COMMISSION OVER SALES OF
$2,000. SHE SOLD $17,500 IN MERCHANDISE
LAST WEEK. HOW MUCH MONEY DID SHE
EARN?
Part
%
—————— = ——
Whole
100
Commission
%
—————— = ——
Sales
100
DON’T FORGET KAYISHA’S SALARY
AND SALES OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT!
5.
BARNEY WORKS AS AN INSURANCE AGENT.
HE RECEIVES A 40% COMMISSION OF THE
1ST YEAR’S PREMIUM. FIND BARNEY’S
COMMISSION FOR SELLING A LIFE
INSURANCE POLICY WITH A 1ST YEAR
PREMIUM OF $1050.
Part
%
—————— = ——
Whole
100
Commission
%
—————— = ——
Sales
100
A REAL ESTATE AGENT EARNS
COMMISSION ON A SLIDING SCALE, AS
FOLLOWS:
6% OF THE FIRST $30,000,
4% ON THE NEXT $70,000,
1 1/2% OF THE REMAINDER OF THE SALES
PRICE. FIND THE COMMISSION EARNED ON
A HOUSE THAT SOLD FOR $260,000.
6.
Commission
%
—————— = ——
Sales
100
BE CAREFUL!
YOU NEED 3 PROPORTIONS
AND TO ADD THEM TOGETHER!
7.
THE UNC PEMBROKE BOOKSTORE IS
GIVING A DISCOUNT OF $8 ON
CALCULATORS THAT NORMALLY SELL FOR
$24. WHAT IS THE DISCOUNT RATE?
DISCOUNT
%
—————— = ——
ORIGINAL
100
8.
CHAVIS APPLIANCES IS SELLING ITS
$450 WASHING MACHINE FOR 15% OFF THE
REGULAR DISCOUNT PRICE. WHAT IS THE
DISCOUNT? WHAT IS THE SALE PRICE?
DISCOUNT
%
—————— = ——
ORIGINAL
100
ORIGINAL
-DISCOUNT
SALES PRICE
SMITH SERVICE GAS STATION HAS ITS
REGULARLY PRICED $45 TUNE-UP ON SALE
FOR 16% OFF THE REGULAR PRICE.
WHAT IS THE DISCOUNT? WHAT IS THE
SALE PRICE?
9.
DISCOUNT
%
—————— = ——
ORIGINAL
100
ORIGINAL
-DISCOUNT
SALES PRICE
AN OUTDOOR SUPPLY STORE HAS ITS
REGULARLY PRICED $160 SLEEPING BAGS
ON SALE FOR $120. WHAT IS THE
PERCENT OF DECREASE?
10.
AMT CHANGE
%
—————— = ——
ORIGINAL
100
11.
A NEW BRIDGE REDUCED THE NORMAL 45MINUTE TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN TWO
CITIES BY 18 MINUTES. WHAT PERCENT
DECREASE DOES THIS REPRESENT?
AMT CHANGE
%
—————— = ——
ORIGINAL
100
12.
IN 1924, THE NUMBER OF EVENTS IN THE
WINTER OLYMPICS WAS 14. THE 2002
WINTER OLYMPICS IN SALT LAKE CITY
INCLUDED 78 MEDAL EVENTS.
FIND THE PERCENT INCREASE IN THE
NUMBER OF EVENTS IN THE WINTER
OLYMPICS FROM 1924 TO 2002.
AMT CHANGE
%
—————— = ——
ORIGINAL
100
13.
THE VALUE OF A $3000 INVESTMENT
INCREASED $750. WHAT PERCENT
INCREASE DOES THIS REPRESENT?
AMT CHANGE
%
—————— = ——
ORIGINAL
100
14.
AN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER
INCREASED THE AVERAGE MILEAGE ON A
CAR FROM 17.5 MILES PER GALLON TO
18.2 MILES PER GALLON.
FIND THE PERCENT INCREASE IN MILEAGE.
AMT CHANGE
%
—————— = ——
ORIGINAL
100
15.
THE PRICE OF A NEW MODEL CAMERA
DROPPED FROM $500 TO $396 IN 10
MONTHS. WHAT PERCENT DECREASE
DOES THIS REPRESENT?
AMT CHANGE
%
—————— = ——
ORIGINAL
100
16.
A SALES TAX OF 6% OF THE COST OF A CAR
WAS ADDED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF
$19,500.
HOW MUCH WAS THE SALES TAX AND HOW
MUCH DID THE CAR COST?
TAX
%
———— = ——
PRICE
100
PRICE OF CAR
+ SALES TAX
TOTAL COST
17.
AT A DEPARTMENT STORE, YOU PURCHASE
TWO ITEMS, ONE FOR $129 AND THE OTHER
FOR $99. THE CASH REGISTER
AUTOMATICALLY ADDS THE SALES TAX AND
DISPLAYS THE TOTAL, $239.40.
WHAT IS THE SALES TAX RATE EXPRESSED
AS A PERCENT?
TAX
%
———— = ——
TOTAL
100
Hint: ADD PRICE OF TWO ITEMS
AND SUBTRACT FROM TOTAL
TO GET THE TAX!
18.
IN A SHIPMENT OF 400 PARTS,
14 ARE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. HOW
MANY DEFECTIVE PARTS SHOULD BE
EXPECTED IN A SHIPMENT OF 1000?
CHICKENS
CHICKENS
—————— = —————
EGGS
EGGS
19.
TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF DEER IN A
FOREST, A FOREST RANGER TAGS 280 AND
RELEASES THEM BACK INTO THE FOREST.
LATER, 405 DEER ARE CAUGHT, OUT OF
WHICH 45 OF THEM ARE TAGGED. ESTIMATE
HOW MANY DEER ARE IN THE FOREST.
CHICKENS
CHICKENS
—————— = —————
EGGS
EGGS
20.
JOSEPH DRIVES 125 MILES IN 2 1/2 HOURS.
AT THE SAME RATE, HOW FAR WILL HE BE
ABLE TO TRAVEL IN 6 HOURS?
CHICKENS
CHICKENS
—————— = —————
EGGS
EGGS
21.
A WORKER CAN COMPLETE THE ASSEMBLY
OF 15 TAPE PLAYERS IN 6 HOURS. AT THIS
RATE, HOW MANY CAN THE WORKER
COMPLETE IN A 40-HOUR WEEK?
CHICKENS
CHICKENS
—————— = —————
EGGS
EGGS
22.
THE SCALE ON A MAP IS 1/4 INCH TO 6
MILES. FIND THE ACTUAL DISTANCE
BETWEEN TWO TOWNS FOR WHICH THE
DISTANCE IS REPRESENTED
BY 28 INCHES ON THE MAP.
CHICKENS
CHICKENS
—————— = —————
EGGS
EGGS
23.
A YARD OF FABRIC COSTS $12.99.
HOW MUCH WILL 2 FEET COST?
BE CAREFUL!
LET’S SEE WHO
PAYS ATTENTION!
CHICKENS
CHICKENS
—————— = —————
EGGS
EGGS
24.
A SNOWSTORM DUMPED 18 INCHES OF
SNOW IN A 12-HOUR PERIOD. HOW MANY
INCHES WERE FALLING PER HOUR?
CHICKENS
CHICKENS
—————— = —————
EGGS
EGGS
25.
THE RATIO OF THE HEIGHT TO THE WIDTH
OF A PACKAGING LABEL IS 5 TO 19.
IF THE HEIGHT OF THE LABEL IS
3.5 INCHES, WHAT IS THE WIDTH?
CHICKENS
CHICKENS
—————— = —————
EGGS
EGGS
26.
A RECIPE FOR COOKIES CALLS FOR
7 1/2 CUPS OF FLOUR.
IF THE RECIPE IS FOR 3 DOZEN COOKIES,
HOW MUCH FLOUR IS NEEDED FOR
9 DOZEN COOKIES?
CHICKENS
CHICKENS
—————— = —————
EGGS
EGGS
27.
ON A MAP, THE LENGTH OF A NATURECENTER TRAIL IS 119 CENTIMETERS.
IF THE SCALE IS 1 CENTIMETER TO
15 KILOMETERS, WHAT IS THE ACTUAL
LENGTH OF THE TRAIL?
CHICKENS
CHICKENS
—————— = —————
EGGS
EGGS
28.
FOOD PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE
6.5% IN THE NEXT YEAR. IF THIS HAPPENS,
HOW MUCH WILL A BASKET OF GROCERIES
THAT COSTS $175 TODAY COST IN ONE
YEAR'S TIME?
Part
%
—————— = ——
Whole
100
DON’T FORGET TO ADD
THE INCREASE BACK
29.
OUT OF A BATCH OF 560 MOTHERBOARDS,
14 FAILED TO PASS INSPECTION.
WHAT PERCENTAGE FAILED TO PASS
INSPECTION?
Part
%
—————— = ——
Whole
100
30.
A DOG HAS A LITTER OF
3 MALE PUPS AND 4 FEMALE PUPS.
WHAT WAS THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH
SEX?
MALE
%
———— = ——
TOTAL
100
FEMALE
%
———— = ——
TOTAL
100
31.
TO ADVERTISE A NEW CHOCOLATE BAR,
A CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURER
ADVERTISES 25% MORE, FOR FREE!
IF THE STANDARD CHOCOLATE BAR IS 50
GRAMS, WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE NEW
BAR?
AMT CHANGE
%
—————— = ——
ORIGINAL
100
32.
SHELLEY BOUGHT A DRESS ON 40%
DISCOUNT, AND SAVED A MASSIVE $60.
HOW MUCH DID THE DRESS COST
ORIGINALLY? HOW MUCH DID SHE PAY FOR
IT?
33.
I BOUGHT A MOTORBIKE FROM A FRIEND
FOR $2000. I SOLD IT TO ANOTHER FRIEND
FOR $2500. SHE DECIDED SHE DIDN'T WANT
IT, SO I BOUGHT IT BACK FROM HER FOR
$2200. I SOLD IT TO ANOTHER FRIEND FOR
$2000, SINCE HE WAS DESPERATELY IN
NEED OF TRANSPORT, AND THAT WAS ALL
THAT HE COULD AFFORD. WHAT WAS MY
TOTAL PROFIT OR LOSS ON ALL OF THESE
TRANSACTIONS?
WOW! 3 DIFFERENT PROPORTIONS
TO FIND THE ANSWER!!!
34.
A FARMER CLAIMS THAT A NEW
MILKING PROCESS EXTRACTS 8% MORE
MILK FROM EACH COW. IF THE NEW
MILKING PROCESS GETS AN AVERAGE OF
7.2 LITRES PER COW, WHAT WAS THE
AVERAGE OF THE ORIGINAL PROCESS?
35.
BOWSER'S PHOTOSTORE IS ABOUT TO
CHANGE THEIR STANDARD PHOTOGRAPH
FROM A 4" BY 6" TO A
5" BY 7". THEY WANT TO ADVERTISE THIS
AS FOLLOWS: ________% LARGER
PHOTOGRAPHS AT NO EXTRA COST! WHAT
IS THE MISSING NUMBER?
AMT CHANGE
%
—————— = ——
ORIGINAL
100
AMT CHANGE
%
—————— = ——
ORIGINAL
100
36.
YOU OWN A BLOCK OF FLATS.
YOU ESTIMATE THAT IF YOU RAISE THE
RENT BY 5%, YOU WILL EARN AN EXTRA
$32 PER WEEK. HOW MUCH IS THE TOTAL
WEEKLY RENT AT PRESENT ?
37.
CHICKENS
CHICKENS
—————— = —————
EGGS
EGGS
x
6 ft
10 feet
2 feet
38.
CHICKENS
CHICKENS
—————— = —————
EGGS
EGGS
?
3
5
12
39.
WHAT ARE THE UNKNOWN VALUES ON
THESE TRIANGLES?
CHICKENS
CHICKENS
—————— = —————
EGGS
EGGS
20 m
ym
4m
16 m
3m
xm
HINT: Find x AND THEN FIND y.
40.
CHICKENS
CHICKENS
—————— = —————
EGGS
EGGS
8 feet
12 feet
4 feet
x feet
41.
SUPPOSE YOU BOUGHT SOMETHING
THAT WAS PRICED AT $6.95,
AND THE TOTAL BILL WAS $7.61.
WHAT IS THE SALES TAX RATE IN THIS CITY?
(ROUND ANSWER TO ONE DECIMAL PLACE.)
DIFFERENCE
—————— =
ORIGINAL AMT
%
———
100
42.
A FUND RAISER HAS RAISED
$3460 (PART OF FULL AMOUNT).
THE GOAL IS TO RAISE $5000 (FULL AMOUNT).
WHAT PERCENT (%) OF THE GOAL
HAS BEEN RAISED?
PART
—————— =
WHOLE
%
———
100
43.
THE MANAGER OF A FURNITURE STORE
USES A MARKUP RATE OF 45% ON ALL
ITEMS.THE SELLING PRICE OF A
CHAIR IS $232.
FIND THE COST OF THE CHAIR OR THE COST
BEFORE MARKUP.
PART
—————— =
WHOLE
%
———
100
44.
Kelsey made a scale drawing of the school playground.
The playground has a triangular-shaped sandbox that
measures 18 feet on each side.
Kelsey used the scale 1/2 in. = 1 1/2 ft. What is the length of
each side of Kelsey's sandbox in her scale drawing?
a.
b.
c.
d.
6 in.
9 in.
10 1/2 in.
13 1/2 in.
45.
Jason created a drawing of his bedroom
using the scale of 1/2 in. = 2 ft.
Based on the dimensions of the drawing,
what is the actual length of side x in Jason's bedroom?
a. 10 ft
b. 20 ft
c. 25 ft
d. 40 ft
46.
Jan wants to know how tall the flagpole is at her school.
Beside the flagpole is a 5-foot-tall tree that has
a shadow measuring 3 feet long. If the flagpole has a
12-foot-long shadow, how tall is the flagpole?
a.
b.
c.
d.
7 feet
8 feet
17 feet
20 feet
47.
The Sears Tower, shown in a scaled drawing below,
is the tallest building in North America.
Based on the drawing, about how tall is the Sears Tower?
a.
b.
c.
d.
1,200
1,300
1,450
1,600
ft
ft
ft
ft
48.
Jason created a drawing of his bedroom
using the scale of 1/2 in. = 2 ft.
Based on the dimensions of the drawing,
what is the actual length of side x in Jason's bedroom?
a. 10 ft
b. 20 ft
c. 25 ft
d. 40 ft