Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
Percents
Multiple Choice Test A
Choose the best answer.
1. Write
1
as a percent.
2
For 6 and 7, estimate the percent.
6. 12% of 200
A 6
B 20
A 10%
C 20%
7. 23% of 509
B 15%
D 50%
A 125
2. Julius walks 0.4 miles. Which shows
the decimal written as a percent?
A 20%
B 40%
3. Evan sees an mp3 player on sale for
3
off. Which shows this fraction
5
written as a percent?
A 6%
B 3x  6  2
C 4x  6  3
D 4x  6  2
9. Solve
B 6
1
, 40%, 0.4
4
B 40%,
A 3x  6  3
A 6
1
0.4 , , 40%
4
A
8. Which equation is equivalent to
2
1
x 1 ?
3
2
B 60%
4. Order the numbers from least to
greatest.
B 250
1
1
x 3  .
2
5
C 6
2
5
3
5
D 17
1
2
1
, 0.4
4
5. The sales tax in New Jersey is 6%.
About how much will a $31 backpack
cost, including sales tax?
A $1.50
C $33
B $30
D $38
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry
Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
Percents
Multiple Choice Test A, continued
10. What is the percent of change if 40 is
increased to 50?
A 10%
B 25%
11. What is the percent of change if 12 is
decreased to 6?
A 0.5%
B 50%
12. A balloon holds 2 cubic feet of air.
The balloon is blown up larger to
hold 6 cubic feet of air. What is the
percent of change for the volume of
air inside the balloon?
A 4%
C 300%
B 200%
D 600%
13. A retailer buys coats in bulk at a unit
price of $60. Each coat is marked up
35% to sell in the store. What is the
price of a coat in the store?
A $21
C $81
B $39
D $95
15. Jake sold a total of $8,400 worth of
clothing last week at his store. If his
commission is 12% of sales, how
much commission did he earn?
A $100.80
C $1,008
B $700
D $70,000
16. Jenny has $1,200 in her savings
account. If the bank pays 3% interest
per year on savings, how much
interest does she earn in one year?
A $36
B $360
17. Find the total amount due on a
simple-interest loan if the principal is
$3,000 with a rate of 5% for
10 years. Assume one payment is
made at the end of 10 years.
A $1,500
B $4,500
14. Kelly’s purchase before sales tax
totaled $18. The total including sales
tax was $19.08. What was the sales
tax rate?
A 5%
C 8%
B 6%
D 9%
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry
Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
Percents
Multiple Choice Test B
Choose the best answer.
1. Write
For 6 and 7, estimate the percent.
6. 23% of 140
1
as a percent.
5
A 10%
C 20%
B 15%
D 50%
2. Which shows 0.375 written as a
percent?
F 5.6
H 28
G 6.1
J 35
7. 51% of 220
A 35.7
B 110
F 0.375%
H 37.5%
C 140
G 3.75%
J 62.5%
D 11,200
3. Mark sees an mp3 player on sale for
2
off the sale price. Which shows the
5
fraction written as a percent?
8. Which equation is equivalent to
1
2
x 3  ?
5
3
F x  15  10
A 4%
C 25%
G 3x  15  10
B 20%
D 40%
H 3x  45  10
4. Order the numbers from least to
greatest.
J 5x  45  3
9. Solve
1
, 25%, 0.2
5
1
F
, 25%, 0.2
5
1
H
, 0.2 , 25%
5
1
G 0.2 , 25%,
5
1
J 25%, , 0.2
5
1
3
x 6  .
4
5
A 26
B 26
2
5
C 26
3
5
D 33
3
4
5. The sales tax in New York is 8.25%.
About how much will a $65.95 pair of
shoes cost, including sales tax?
A $7
C $73
B $59
D $84
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry
Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
Percents
Multiple Choice Test B, continued
10. What is the percent of change if 52 is
increased to 84?
F 32%
H 61.5%
G 38.1%
J 61.9%
11. What is the percent of change if 36 is
decreased to 24?
A 1.5%
C 50%
B 33.33%
D 66.66%
12. A balloon holds 3.4 cubic feet of air.
The balloon’s volume is increased to
4.8 cubic feet. What is the percent of
change for the volume of air inside
the balloon?
F 29.2%
H 140%
G 41.2%
J 242%
13. A retailer buys a coat in bulk at a unit
price of $45. The coat is marked up
28% to sell in the store. What is the
price of the coat in the store?
A $12.60
C $57.60
B $32.40
D $160.71
15. Lateisha sold a total of $136,000 of
office equipment last month. If her
commission is 7.8% of sales, how
much commission did she earn?
F $1,061
H $11,832
G $10,608
J $106,080
16. Angie has $1,032 in her savings
account. If the bank pays 3.5%
simple interest on savings, how
much does she earn in one year?
A $36.12
C $294.86
B $46.44
D $361.20
17. Find the total amount due on a
simple interest loan if the principal is
$1,500 with a rate of 7% for 4 years.
Assume one payment is made at the
end of the 4 years.
F $420
H $1,605
G $1,080
J $1,920
14. Juan’s purchase before sales tax
was added totaled $46.00. The total
including tax was $48.76. What was
the sales tax rate?
A 2.76%
C 6.0%
B 5.7%
D 8.0%
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry
Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
Percents
Multiple Choice Test C
Choose the best answer.
1. Write 0.0019 as a percent.
For 6 and 7, estimate the percent.
6. 87.4% of 412
A 0.019%
C 19%
F 34.8
H 313
B 0.19%
D 190%
G 174
J 360
2. Li walks 2.125 miles. Which shows
the decimal written as a percent?
F 0.2125%
H 212.5%
G 21.25%
J 2125%
3. Daria sees an mp3 player on sale for
3
off. Which shows this fraction
15
written as a percent?
7. 62.12% of 148
A 30
C 90
B 63
D 124
8. Which equation is equivalent to
3
1
x  12  ?
4
6
F 9x  144  2
G 12x  144  2
A 3%
C 45%
H 12x  144  2
B 20%
D 70%
J 9x  144  2
4. Order the numbers from least to
greatest.
0.314, 0.341, 3.41%, 0.3
9. Solve
2
5
x6 .
5
7
A 13
C –16
1
10
D –13
3
14
F 3.41%, 0.314, 0.341, 0.3
G 0.3 , 0.314, 0.341, 3.41%
B 13
3
14
H 3.41%, 0.314, 0.3 , 0.341
J 0.314, 0.341, 0.3 , 3.41%
5. The sales tax in New York is 8.25%.
About how much will a $49.95 pair of
jeans cost, including sales tax?
A $45
C $55
B $50
D $60
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry
Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
Percents
Multiple Choice Test C, continued
10. What is the percent of change if 37 is
increased to 92?
A 67%
C 167%
B 149%
D 249%
11. What is the percent of change if 48 is
decreased to 18?
F 10%
H 62.5%
G 30%
J 100%
12. A balloon holds 4.2 cubic feet of air.
The balloon is blown up larger to
hold 5.6 cubic feet of air. What is the
percent of change for the volume of
air inside the balloon?
A 25%
C 75%
B 33.3%
D 80%
13. A retailer buys coats in bulk at a unit
price of $65. Each coat is marked up
42% to sell in the store. What is the
price of a coat in the store?
F $27.30
H $92.30
G $80.60
J $102.70
15. Marisa sold a total of $18,200 worth
of clothing last week at her store. If
her commission is 4% of sales, how
much commission did she earn?
F $728
H $7,280
G $1,234
J $18,928
16. Lisa has $6,450 in her savings
account. If the bank pays 3.7%
interest per year on savings, how
much interest does she earn in one
year?
A $2,386.50
C $238.65
B $258.75
D $228.00
17. Find the total amount due on a
simple-interest loan if the principal is
$17,800 with a rate of 8% for
16 years. Assume one payment is
made at the end of 16 years.
F $1,424
H $22,784
G $2,848
J $40,584
14. Jessica’s purchase before sales tax
totaled $24. The total including tax
was $25.74. What was the sales tax
rate?
A 6.75%
C 8%
B 7.25%
D 12%
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry
Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
Percents
Free Response Test A
1. Write
3
as a percent.
4
For 6 and 7, estimate the percent.
6. 25% of 305
_______________________________________
2. Karen walks 0.7 miles. Write the
decimal as a percent.
_______________________________________
3. Frank sees an mp3 player on sale for
1
off. Write this fraction as a percent.
4
________________________________________
7. 73% of 800
________________________________________
8. Write an equivalent equation that
does not contain fractions for
1
1
x 5  .
2
3
_______________________________________
4. Order the numbers from least to
greatest.
0.3 , 36%, 0.3
_______________________________________
________________________________________
9. Solve
1
3
x2 .
3
4
________________________________________
5. The sales tax in New Jersey is 6%.
For a $16 book, what will the total
cost be, including sales tax?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry
Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
Percents
Free Response Test A, continued
10. What is the percent of change if 20 is
increased to 25?
_______________________________________
11. What is the percent of change if 10 is
decreased to 6?
_______________________________________
12. A balloon holds 3 cubic feet of air.
The balloon is blown up larger to
hold 9 cubic feet of air. What is the
percent of change for the volume of
air inside the balloon?
_______________________________________
13. A retailer buys books in bulk at a unit
price of $20. Each book is marked up
40% to sell in the store. What is the
price of a book in the store?
15. Mara sold a total of $12,000 worth of
clothing last week at her store. If her
commission is 4% of sales, how
much commission did she earn?
________________________________________
16. Lonnie has $6,000 in her savings
account. If the bank pays 6% interest
per year on savings, how much
interest does she earn in one year?
________________________________________
17. Find the total amount due on a
simple-interest loan if the principal is
$5,000 with a rate of 4% for
12 years. Assume one payment is
made at the end of 12 years.
________________________________________
_______________________________________
14. Jacqueline’s purchase before sales
tax totaled $32. The total including tax
was $33.92. What was the sales tax
rate?
_______________________________________
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry
Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
Percents
Free Response Test B
1. Write
7
as a percent.
8
_______________________________________
2. Melvin walks 0.225 miles. Write the
decimal as a percent.
_______________________________________
3. Keisha sees a DVD player on sale
3
for
off the sale price. Write the
20
fraction as a percent.
_______________________________________
4. Order the numbers from least to
greatest.
63%, 0.6, or
5
8
6. Greg needs to find 87% of 400.
Estimate the number.
________________________________________
________________________________________
7. The sales tax in Illinois is 6.25%.
About how much will a pair of jeans
that has a ticket price of $48.99 cost,
including sales tax?
________________________________________
8. Write an equivalent equation that
does not contain fractions for
2
2
x 5  .
5
3
________________________________________
9. Solve
2
3
x  10  .
3
7
_______________________________________
5. 44% of 200 people surveyed voted
for choice B. Write a fraction to
estimate the number of these people
who voted for choice B. About how
many people voted for choice B?
________________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry
Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
Percents
Free Response Test B, continued
10. What is the percent of change if 24 is
increased to 90?
_______________________________________
11. What is the percent of change if 40 is
decreased to 18?
_______________________________________
12. An aquarium holds 8.6 cubic feet of
water. The aquarium is filled up
further to hold 9.2 cubic feet of water.
What is the percent of change for the
volume of water inside the aquarium?
_______________________________________
13. A retailer buys a shirt in bulk at a unit
price of $18. The shirt is marked up
36% to sell in the store. What is the
price of the shirt in the store?
15. Justin works as a car salesman. Last
week, he had a total of $42,000 in
sales. If his commission is 2%, how
much did Justin earn last week?
________________________________________
16. Mark deposited $1,256 from his
summer job in a savings account that
pays 4.5% interest. How much
interest will he earn after one year?
________________________________________
17. Karen deposited $8,500 in a college
savings account for her grandson.
The account earns an annual simple
interest rate of 6.5%. How much
money will she have at the end of ten
years?
________________________________________
_______________________________________
14. After sales tax is added, the total
cost of a $58.00 purchase is $61.48.
What is the sales tax rate on the
purchase?
_______________________________________
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry
Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
Percents
Free Response Test C
1. Write
117
as a percent.
20
For 6 and 7, estimate the percent.
6. 17.5% of 250
_______________________________________
2. Eric walks 0.163 miles. Write the
decimal as a percent.
_______________________________________
3. Lindsey sees an mp3 player on sale
5
for
off. Write this fraction as a
8
percent.
_______________________________________
4. Order the numbers from least to
greatest.
0.07 , 0.072, 7%, 0.07
________________________________________
7. 78.4% of 282
________________________________________
8. Write an equivalent equation that
does not contain fractions for
3
3
x 7  .
7
8
________________________________________
9. Solve
4
3
x  11 
.
7
10
________________________________________
_______________________________________
5. The sales tax in New York is 8.25%.
How much will an $83.99 jacket cost,
including sales tax?
_______________________________________
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry
Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
Percents
Free Response Test C, continued
10. What is the percent of change if 18
is increased to 45?
_______________________________________
11. What is the percent of change if 30
is decreased to 25?
_______________________________________
12. A balloon holds 3.2 cubic feet of air.
The balloon is blown up larger to
hold 4.0 cubic feet of air. What is the
percent of change for the volume of
air inside the balloon?
_______________________________________
13. A retailer buys coats in bulk at a unit
price of $16. Each coat is marked up
45% to sell in the store. What is the
price of a coat in the store?
15. Louie sold a total of $7,800 worth of
clothing last week at his store. If his
commission is 7% of sales, how
much commission did he earn?
_______________________________________
16. Jeremy has $5,400 in his savings
account. If the bank pays 4.5%
interest per year on savings, how
much interest does he earn in one
year?
_______________________________________
17. Find the total amount due on a
simple-interest loan if the principal is
$8,500 with a rate of 3.2% for
5 years. Assume one payment is
made at the end of 5 years.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
14. Kat’s purchase before sales tax
totaled $68. The total including tax
was $72.93. What was the sales tax
rate?
_______________________________________
Percents
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry
Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
Answers
Section A Quiz
15. C
1. D
16. A
2. J
17. B
3. C
4. G
5. A
6. J
Section B Quiz
1. B
2. G
3. D
4. H
5. C
6. G
7. B
Multiple Choice Test A
1. D
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. B
12. B
13. C
14. B
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry
Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
Multiple Choice Test B
1. C
14. G
15. A
2. H
3. D
16.H
4. H
17. D
5. C
Free Response Test A
6. J
1. 75%
7. B
2. 70%
8. H
3. 25%
9. B
4. 0.3, 0.3 , 36%
10. H
11. B
12. G
13. C
14. H
15. B
5. $16.96
6. about 75
7. about 600
8. 3x – 30 = 2
9. x = 
15
3
 3
4
4
16. F
10. 25%
17. D
11. – 40%
Multiple Choice Test C
12. 200%
1. B
13. $28
2. H
14. 6%
3. B
15. $480
4. H
16. $360
5. C
17. $7,400
6. J
Free Response Test B
7. C
1. 87.5%
8. J
2. 22.5%
9. D
3. 15%
10. G
11. C
4. 0.6,
5
, 63%
8
12. G
13. C
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry
Name _______________________________________ Date __________________ Class __________________
5. Answers will vary. Possible answer:
2
of 200
5
= 80 people
6. Answers will vary. Possible answer: 90% of
400 = 360
7. about $52
8. 6x – 75 = 10
201
5
 14
9. x = 
14
14
15. $546
16. $243
17. $9,860
Performance Assessment
1. The greatest amount that can be spent is
$225.
2. Possible answer: CD player: $81.04; race-car
video game: 57.19; basketball: $22.48; total
amount spent: $160.71
3. Possible answer: Money to be saved is 250 
$160.71  89.29; I will save it for 3 years.
10. 275%
11. –55%
12. 7%
13. $24.48
4.Possible answer: interest  $89.29  0.05  3 
$13.39; total amount in savings after 3 years
 102.68
14. 6%
15. $840
16. $56.52
17. $14,025
Free Response Test C
1. 585%
2. 16.3%
3. 62.5%
4. 7%, 0.07 , 0.072, 0.07
5. $90.92
6. about 50
7. about 210
8. 24x – 392 = 21
9. x = 
749
29
 18
40
40
10. 150%
11. –16.7%
12. 25%
13. $23.20
14. 7.25%
Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor.
Holt McDougal Geometry