2. Gene Spends $8 of His Allowance Each Week on Renting Xbox Games. This Represents 60%

Name: ______

Date: ______

TEST 3-1 REVIEW

Percents

1. Aaron bought a ’57 Chevy for $3,500 fifty-one years ago. He sold his restored classic car for $6,500. What was the approximate percent markup on his car?

2. Gene spends $8 of his allowance each week on renting Xbox games. This represents 60% of his weekly allowance. How much does Gene receive each week?

3. Mr. Greenfield is paid $9.45 per hour plus 7% commission on every vehicle sold. Last week, he worked 25 hours and sold a car for $18,000 and a truck for $24,000. How much will he earn?

4. Tristan took out a $6000 loan at a monthly simple interest rate of 2%. If he wants to pay no more than $360 in interest, what would be a good estimate for the maximum length of the loan?

5. Jamie ate 23 peanut M&Ms. This represented 75% of the bag of M&Ms. How many M&Ms came in the bag before she opened it?

6. The Rodriguez family went to dinner at Pasta Palace. Mr. Rodriguez ordered spaghetti with meat sauce for $6.25; Mrs. Rodriguez ordered lasagna for $7.50. Their two children each ordered individual cheese pizzas for $5.00 each. The sales tax rate was 7.25% and they left 15 % tip for the waitress. How much was the total bill?

7. Oscar bought a diamond ring for $800 ten years ago. Today, he saw the exact same ring at the store for $1,500. What was the percent mark up on his ring?

8. Tori is paid $8.50 per hour plus 5% commission on every television sold. Last week, she worked 10 hours and sold a Sony TV for $2,500 and a Samsung TV for $1,200. How much will she earn?

9. Brandon uses 3 of his homework passes each week for his math class. This represents 75% of his weekly homework passes. How many passes is Brandon given each week?

10. Corey took out a $3000 loan at a simple interest rate of 10%. If he only wants to pay $200 in interest, what would be a good estimate for the maximum length of the loan?

A) 6 months

B) 8 months

C) 1 year

D) 1.5 years

11. Mrs. Engh, Mrs. Craft, Ms. Seward, and Mrs. Franco ordered pizza. They ordered 2 large pizzas for $9.00 each and a 12-pack of Dr. Pepper for 4.50. Tax charged on their purchase was 8%. How much did each teacher pay for their meal if they split the cost?

a) $5.63b) $24.30

c) $6.08d) $22.50

12. Cody bought 4 X-box games for a total of $107.25. If each game cost $25.00 before tax was added, what tax rate did he pay on the 4 games?

a) 30%b) 23.31%

c) 7.25%d) 8%