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6 High Chapter 2 Practice Test Bank
Write the letter for the correct answer in the blank at the right of each question.
1. What is
1
4
written as a percent?
A. 14%
B. 25%
C. 30%
D. 40%
2. What is 22.5% written as a fraction in simplest form?
F.
225
10
45
G. 100
9
9
H. 40
I. 100
3. What is 575% written as a mixed number?
A. 5
3
1
B. 50
4
1
3
C. 57
D. 500
H. 3.99%
I. 0.00399%
C. 72%
D. 720%
G. 8.6
H. 0.86
I. 0.086
B. 32
C. 187.5
D. 192
G. 70
H. 119
I. 340
B. 6.45
C. 0.645
D. 0.0645
4
2
4
4. What is 0.399 written as a percent?
F. 399%
G. 39.9%
1
5. What is 7 written as a percent?
5
A. 7.2%
B. 27%
6. What is 86% written as a decimal?
F. 86
7. What is 32% of 60?
A. 19.2
8. Find 340% of 35.
F. 0.103
9. Find 0.15% of 43.
A. 64.5
10. What is 20% of 141?
F. 2.82
G. 20
H. 28.2
I. 70.5
1
11. Which fraction is less than 2?
3
5
A. 8
B. 8
5
9
C. 7
D. 16
1
5
12. Which of the following orders 75%, 2, 0.375, and 8 from least to greatest?
1
2
5
8
H. 0.375, ,75%,
1
2
5
8
I. 0.375, , 75%
F. ,75%, 0.375,
G. ,0.375, 75%,
1
2
5
8
1 5
2 8
1
13. What is 6 written as a decimal?
4
A. 6.5
B. 6.2
C. 6.25
D. 6.025
14. What is 0.9 written as a fraction in simplest form?
90
F. 100
9
G. 10
1
9
H. 9
I. 100
C. 96
D. 125
15. 16 is 20% of what number?
A. 40
B. 80
16. A store is having a sale where school supplies are 30% off their original price. A backpack is on sale for $11.20.
What was the original price of the backpack?
F. $11.50
G. $12
H. $14.20
I. $16
17. A recipe for guacamole uses 12% lime juice. If a batch contains 0.75 cup of lime juice, how large is the batch of
guacamole?
A. 4.5 cups
B. 6.25 cups
C. 7.5 cups
D. 9 cups
18. Fred completed 10 math problems. This is 40% of the number of math problems he has to do. How many math
problems must he do?
F. 4
G. 17
H. 25
I. 400
Which is the best estimate of each percent?
19. 25% of 395
A. 10
B. 100
C. 1,000
D. 1,600
G. 300
H. 30
I. 3
20. 48% of 60
F. 3,000
Write the letter for the correct answer in the blank at the right of each question.
21. What is 2.6% written as a decimal?
A. 0.026
B. 0.26
C. 26
D. 260
22. The library surveyed 240 people about their favorite type of movie. If 15% of the
people chose documentaries, how many people chose documentaries?
F. 12 people
G. 36 people
H. 60 people
I. 1600 people
23. The original price of a jacket is $68. The sale price is 30% off the original price.
What is the amount off the original price?
A. $20.40
B. $30
C. $47.60
2
3
D. $226.67
3
5
24. Which of the following orders , 25%, , and 0.40 from least to greatest?
3
2
F. 0.40, 5, 25%, 3
3
2
H. 3, 25%, 5, 0.40
3 2
G. 25%, 0.40, 5 , 3
2
3
I. 5, 0.40, 3, 25%
25. What is 15.08 written as a mixed number?
18
A.15 100
2
B. 15 25
2
C. 15 25
2
D. 15 50
26. Trey has answered 15 E-mails. This is 20% of E-mails he must answer. How many
E-mails does he need to answer?
F. 100
G. 75
H. 25
I. 5
27. A basketball player made 40% of the shots she attempted. If she made 32 baskets,
how many shots did she attempt?
A. 32
B. 40
C. 64
D. 80
H. 3.45
I. 3.025
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28. What is 3 20written as a decimal?
F. 3.045
G. 3.25
Which is the best estimate of each percent?
29. 32% of 19
A. 0.6
B. 6
C. 60
D. 600
G. 1
H. 10
I. 100
30. 48% of 199
F. 0.1
47
31. Elsa got an 86% on her first science test, a 50 on her second test, and a 0.89 on her
third test. Which of the following orders her scores from least to greatest?
A. 0.86, 0.94, 0.89
C. 0.86, 0.89, 0.94
B. 0.94, 0.89, 0.84
D. 0.89, 0.86, 0.94
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32. Cedric can swim a lap in 23 5 seconds. Jason can swim a lap in 21.4 seconds.
How much faster can Jason swim a lap than Cedric?
F. 3.1 seconds
G. 2.9 seconds
H. 2.2 seconds
I. 1.9 seconds
33. What is 7.5% written as a fraction in simplest form?
30
A. 40
3
B. 400
3
3
C. 4
D. 40
H. 1.5
I. 15
C. 3.45%
D. 0.345%
34. What is 0.15% written as a decimal?
F. 0.0015
G. 0.015
35. What is 345 written as a percent?
A. 34,500%
B. 3,450%
36. Air contains several gasses in addition to oxygen. Argon makes up 0.0093 of air.
What is 0.0093 written as a percent?
F. 0.0093%
G. 0.93%
H. 9.3%
I. 93%
Find the percent of each number.
37. 20% of 140
38. 60% of 250
Write each fraction as a percent.
37
39. 50
3
40. 25
Write each percent as a decimal and as a mixed number or fraction in simplest form.
41. 185%
42. 0.35%
43. During a basketball game, Jorell attempted 40 shots and made 18. He says he made
40% of the shots he took. Is Jorell correct? Explain your reasoning.
44. The original price of a DVD is $9. The sale price is 20% off the original price.
What is the sale price of the DVD?
45. Sophia downloaded 592 vacation pictures. Of the pictures, 63% show the beach. About how many pictures show
the beach? Use a rate per 100 to estimate.
46. Twenty-one students in Michael’s classroom are wearing jeans. There are 25 students in his class. Michael says that
80% of his class is wearing jeans.
Is Michael correct? Explain your reasoning.
47. During a winter storm, the price of road salt had a 230% increase. Write 230% as a mixed number in simplest form.
48. In a sandwich shop, 22% of the sandwiches they sell are ham. What is 22% written as a decimal?
49. Jana has $5. She wants to buy a notebook for $4.50. The sales tax is 7%. Does she have enough money? Explain
your reasoning.
50. The original price of a sweater is $36. The sale price is 85% of the original price. What is the sale price of the
sweater?
Write each percent as a fraction in simplest form.
51. 5.5%
1
2
52. 87 %
Write each fraction as a percent.
53.
14
40
7
54. 10
Write each percent as a decimal and as a mixed number or fraction in simplest form.
55. 220%
56. 0.08%
Find the percent of each number.
57. 34% of 354
58. 92% of 85
What is the best estimate of each percent?
59. 20% of 516
60. 24% of 80
For Exercises 17-19, refer to the table.
61. Do more kids say they want to see into the future or
become invisible?
Superpower
become invisible
62. Among those surveyed, which superpower is chosen most
often?
fly
read minds
see at night
63. Which superpower is chosen least often?
see into the future
Fraction of Kids
9
50
21
100
7
25
1
25
1
5
64. Eva has $10 for lunch. Her meal costs $8.60. She wants to leave a 20% tip. Does she have enough money? Explain
your reasoning.
Write each decimal as a percent.
65. 0.275
66. 0.08
For Exercises 23–25, write each fraction or mixed number as a decimal.
67.
11
20
6
68. 30
69. 8
3
8
70. Elbert made 48% of the shots he took during the basketball game. If he attempted 25 shots, how many times did he
score?
71. The original price of a DVD is $12. The sale price is 70% of the original price. Find the sale price of the DVD.
72. The table shows the wins of three local baseball teams. They all played the same number of games. List the teams in
order of the fraction of games won from least to greatest.
Team
Bears
Tigers
Mustangs
Wins
57%
5
8
0.65