Exam 6: Percents and Their Applications

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Bill Space gets a hit 3 out of each 10 times at bat. The percent of the times he fails to get a hit is:

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.83 in percent equals 83%.

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The price of a calculator decreased from $60 to $15. What was the percent of the decrease?

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Mel Rickter is reviewing the total accounts receivable. This month, he received $45,000 from credit customers. This represented 25% of all receivables due. What is the total amount of Mel Rickter's accounts receivable?

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Barnes & Noble bookstore ordered 800 art books. On verifying the order, only 160 books were actually received. The percent of the order missing was:

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12 1/2% is equal in fraction to 3/8.

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Joe Company in 2014 had sales of $800,000. In 2015 sales were up 75%. Calculate the sales for 2015.

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3/20 in percent is equal to 15%.

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Convert 18.54% to a fraction (reduce):

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.6% means 6/10 of 10%.

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To convert a decimal to percent, divide the number by 100.

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A percent is the result of a number being expressed as a fraction of 100.

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.009 in percent equals .9%.

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.0066% converted to decimal is:

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Lee Wong receives an annual salary of $65,000 from CVS Pharmacy. Today his boss informs him that he will be getting a $3,000 raise. The percent increase rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent is:

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To convert a percent to fraction, attach the percent sign and divide by 1/100.

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Lee, the manager of Lexington soccer team, was trying to figure the percent of games the team lost this season. Their record was 30 wins and 10 losses. What percent of the soccer games did they lose?

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8 3/4% in decimal equals .00875.

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A percent decrease can never be more than 50%.

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The rate in the portion formula could be expressed as a percent, decimal, or fraction.

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