Exam 17: Percents

Express 3.7% as a decimal number.

An architectural drafting department supervisor orders 160 reams of assorted sizes of paper. When the order is delivered, 25% of the total order is on back order. How many reams of paper are not delivered?

What is 112% of 110?

After converting fractions to decimals it is sometimes necessary to reduce or simplify the fraction.

The fraction one-half would be represted by 500%.

What is 99 1/2% of 120?

A CAD drafter predicts that a specific job should take 150 hours. The number of hours it takes to complete the job is 12% less than the predicted time. Find the number of hours the CAD drafter takes to complete this job.

A large drafting department consists of 440 drafters. During a two-year period, 12 1/2% of the drafters retired. How many of the original drafters remain in the department?

Express 0.616 as a percent.

A CAD department supervisor earns a weekly gross income of $1860.00. He wants to calculate the amount of tax that is deducted from his paycheck for Social Security (FICA) and Medicare. The Social Security tax is 6.2% and the Medicare tax is 1.45% of his gross income. Determine his Social Security/Medicare tax based on gross income.