Exam 6: Percents and Their Applications

Ford Motor Company sells the Fusion SES for $24,400. The Fusion Hybrid sells for $29,975. What is the percentage increase in price for the Hybrid over the Fusion SES? (Round to tenth.)

Joyce Clark is reviewing the accounts receivable of Moe's Hardware. Credit customers paid $80,000 this month. This represents 30% of all receivables due. What are Moe's total accounts receivable? (Round to nearest dollar.)

US Airways has a net Income before taxes of $60,000. It is expected that 45% of the net income will go to federal and state taxes. How much will US Airways have left?

750 is what percent of 900? (Round to nearest tenth of a percent.)

In 2015 North Shore Community College had a total student body that was 5% more than in 2014. The enrollment in 2015 was 4,200. How many students attended the college in 2014? (Round answer to nearest whole number.)

Earl Miller receives an annual salary of $30,000. Today, his boss, Jay, informs him he will be getting a $3,500 raise. What percent of his old salary is the $3,500 raise? (Round answer to nearest hundredth percent.)

.616 converted to a percent is:

1/7% converted to a fraction is 1/700.

At the end of the season, the Marblehead Indians had 18 wins and 4 losses. What percent of the games did the team win? (Round to the nearest hundredth percent.)

6 1/2% in decimal equals .065.

The sales tax in Bill's state is 6%. Bill bought a Scion having a sales tax of $820. What was the cost of the car? Round to the nearest dollar.

The cost of a video game increased in price from $20 to $39. What was the percent of the increase?

Pete Moran bought a Dell laptop computer priced at $699. He put down 30%. The amount of the down payment is:

North Conway Ski Shop ordered 300 pairs of skis. When the shop received the order, 60 pairs of skis were missing. What percent of the order did the shop receive? 80%

Jamie earned $25,000 as an early childhood teacher in the Lindbergh School District. She was promoted to a sixth grade teaching position that included an 80% raise. What will she earn as a new sixth grade teacher?

8/10 of 1% is equal to .008.

At the Boston Children's Museum, it was estimated that 38% of all visitors are from in state. On Saturday, 8,000 people attended the museum. What is the number of out-of-state people in attendance?

IUB Corporation projected a year end net income of $80,000. This net income represented 15% of projected annual sales. What are IUB's projected annual sales? (Round to nearest dollar.)

A rate of 40% could be expressed as 2/5.

93/100 converted to percent equals: