Percentages
Percentages
Jennifer bought a box of Crunchy Grain cereal. The nutrition facts on the box state
that a serving size of the cereal is cup and provides 210 calories, 50 of which
are calories from fat. In addition, each serving of the cereal provides 180 milligrams
of potassium, which is 5% of the daily allowance for adults. If p percent of an
adult’s daily allowance of potassium is provided by x servings of Crunchy Grain
cereal per day, which of the following expresses p in terms of x ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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1960 1.00
1970 1.60
1980 3.10
1990 3.80
2000 5.15
2010 7.25
A. 30%
B. 60%
C. 62.5%
D. 120%
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Subscriptions
Year
sold
2012 5,600
2013 5,880
The manager of an online news service received the report above on the number of
subscriptions sold by the service. The manager estimated that the percent increase
from 2012 to 2013 would be double the percent increase from 2013 to 2014. How
many subscriptions did the manager expect would be sold in 2014?
A. 6,020
B. 6,027
C. 6,440
D. 6,468
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The line graph shows the total amount of snow, in inches, recorded each year in
Washington, DC, from 2003 to 2015. If is the percent decrease in the annual
What percentage of is ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The cost of a certain shirt is $20 before a 5% sales tax is added. What is the total
cost, including sales tax, to purchase the shirt?
A. $20.05
B. $20.50
C. $21.00
D. $25.00
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For the finale of a TV show, viewers could use either social media or a text message
to vote for their favorite of two contestants. The contestant receiving more than
50% of the vote won. An estimated 10% of the viewers voted, and 30% of the votes
were cast on social media. Contestant 2 earned 70% of the votes cast using social
media and 40% of the votes cast using a text message. Based on this information,
which of the following is an accurate conclusion?
B. Viewers voting by social media were likely to be younger than viewers voting by text message.
C. If all viewers who voted had voted by social media instead of by text message, Contestant 2 would have won.
D. Viewers voting by social media were more likely to prefer Contestant 2 than were viewers voting by text message.
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During the first month of sales, a company sold 1,300,000 units of a certain type of
smartphone. During the same month, 15% of the units sold were returned. If sales
and the return rate remain the same for each of the next 5 months, about how
many units of this smartphone will be returned to the company during this 6-
month period?
A. 195,000
B. 975,000
C. 1,170,000
D. 6,630,000
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Last year, students enrolled in an interior design program. This year, the number of students enrolled is of last
year’s number. How many students are enrolled in the interior design program this year?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Last year, Cedric had plants in his garden. This year, the number of plants in Cedric’s garden is greater than the
number of plants in his garden last year. How many plants does Cedric have in his garden this year?
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What is of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The population of City A increased by from to . If the population is times the population, what is
the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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What is of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 36
B. 3.6
C. 1.36
D. 0.36
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The number is less than the positive number . The number is greater than . The number is how many times
?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The length of the base of a certain parallelogram is of the height of the parallelogram. Which expression represents the
length of the base of the parallelogram, where is the height of the parallelogram?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The table above shows a summary of 1,200 responses to a survey question. Based
on the table, how many of those surveyed get most of their medical information
from either a doctor or the Internet?
A. 865
B. 887
C. 912
D. 926
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The population of Greenville increased by from to . If the population is times the population,
what is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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In a group, % of the items are red. Of all the red items in the group, % also have stripes. What percentage of the items
in the group are red with stripes?
A. %
B. %
C. %
D. %
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A. 199
B. 299
C. 300
D. 337
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A customer’s monthly water bill was $75.74. Due to a rate increase, her monthly bill
is now $79.86. To the nearest tenth of a percent, by what percent did the amount of
the customer’s water bill increase?
A. 4.1%
B. 5.1%
C. 5.2%
D. 5.4%
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There are a total of seats in a school auditorium. During an assembly, students occupied of the seats in the
auditorium. How many seats did the students occupy during this assembly?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Isabel grows potatoes in her garden. This year, she harvested potatoes and saved of them to plant next year. How
many of the harvested potatoes did Isabel save to plant next year?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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According to the 2010 Census, the adult population aged 18 years or greater of the United States in 2010 was
234,564,071. In 2010, a survey was conducted among a randomly chosen sample of adults aged 18 years or greater in
the United States about their preference to live in a warm climate or a cool climate. The table below displays a
summary of the survey results.
Climate Preferences
No
Warm Cool Total
preference
18–35 years
295 168 45 508
old
36–50 years
246 123 41 410
old
51–65 years
238 117 48 403
old
Greater than
137 78 64 279
65 years old
A. 4%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 18%
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Lani spent 15% of her 8-hour workday in meetings. How many minutes of
her workday did she spend in meetings?
A. 1.2
B. 15
C. 48
D. 72
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The number is less than the positive number . The number is greater than . The number is how many times
?
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The number is greater than the number . The number is less than . What is the value of ?
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There are blocks in a container. Of these blocks, are green. How many blocks in the container are green?
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Call Ratings
1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars Total
Employee A 16 49 72 8 145
Employee B 4 10 22 34 70
Employee C 8 56 45 16 125
Employee D 22 42 84 12 160
A. 3%
B. 11%
C. 16%
D. 32%
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There were approximately 113,000 occupational therapy jobs in the United States
in 2012. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected that this number will increase
by 29% from 2012 to 2022. Of the following, which is closest to the number of
occupational therapy jobs the bureau has projected for the United States in 2022?
A. 115,900
B. 116,300
C. 142,000
D. 145,800
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A waiter receives tips from each customer. On average, the tip is 15% of the
customer’s bill. At this rate, which of the following is closest to the tip the waiter
can expect when a customer has a bill that is $78.20?
A. $8.00
B. $10.00
C. $12.00
D. $14.00
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The number is greater than the number . The number is less than . What is the value of ?
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is of what number?
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During a sale, the original prices of all the items in a clothing store have been
reduced by 20%. What is the sale price of a jacket with an original price of $50 ?
A. $12
B. $30
C. $36
D. $40
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A gift shop buys souvenirs at a wholesale price of dollars each and resells them each at a retail price that is of the
wholesale price. At the end of the season, any remaining souvenirs are marked at a discounted price that is off the retail
price. What is the discounted price of each remaining souvenir, in dollars?
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What is of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Thomas installed a new stove in his restaurant. At the time of installation, the stove
had a value of $800. Thomas estimates that each year the value of the stove will
depreciate by 20% of the previous year’s estimated value. What is the estimated
value of the stove exactly 2 years after Thomas installed it?
A. $480
B. $512
C. $556
D. $640
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Rita’s total bill at a restaurant was $25.00, including tax. If she left a tip of 20% of
the total bill, what was the amount of the tip?
A. $3.50
B. $4.00
C. $4.50
D. $5.00
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The regular price of a shirt at a store is . The sale price of the shirt is less than the regular price, and the sale
price is greater than the store's cost for the shirt. What was the store’s cost, in dollars, for the shirt? (Disregard the
sign when entering your answer. For example, if your answer is , enter )
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A. 50
B. 72
C. 75
D. 132
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Out of seeds that were planted, sprouted. How many of these seeds sprouted?
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According to a set of standards, a certain type of substance can contain a maximum of phosphorus by mass. If a
sample of this substance has a mass of grams, what is the maximum mass, in grams, of phosphorus the sample can
contain to meet these standards?
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of the items in a box are green. Of those, are also rectangular. Of the green rectangular items, are also metal.
Which of the following is closest to the percentage of the items in the box that are not rectangular green metal items?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The number is greater than the positive number . The number is less than . The number is how many times
?
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The value of a collectible comic book increased by from the end of to the end of and then decreased by
from the end of to the end of . What was the net percentage increase in the value of the collectible comic
book from the end of to the end of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.