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Baybay, Avin Dave D.

Assessment in Learning 1
BSED Math 3-1

100 Items Test: Percents

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ENCIRCLE the letter
corresponding to the best answer.
1. Write 54% as a fraction in simplest form
a. 28/50 c. 27/50
b. 50/27 d. 0.54
2. Write 33% as a decimal.
a. 3.03 c. 0.33
b. 33.3 d. 3.3
3. Write 3.37 as a percent.
a.33.7% c. 337%
b. 0.337% d. 3.37%
4. Write 0.93 as a percent.
a. 93% c. 9.3%
b. 0.0093% d. 0.93%
5. Write 7/10 as a percent.
a. 70% c. 7%
b. 0.7% d. 70
6. Estimate 8% of 62.
a. 8 c. 600
b. 6 d. 9
7. Estimate 93% of 149
a. 13.5 c. 169.5
b. 135 d. 111.6
8. Luisa sells stuffed animals. She sells a stuffed elephant for $34.90, and the sales tax is 9% of the sale
price. About how much is the sales tax on the elephant?
a. $0.32 c. $3.15
b. $4.90 d. $4.95
9. Find 30% of 70.
a. 2100 c. 233.33
b. 21 d. 16.6
10. Iris wants to buy two necklaces, one for her sister and one for herself. The necklace for her sister
costs $42.00, and the necklace for herself costs $28.00. The sales tax on the purchases is 8%. Find the
total cost of Iris’s purchases, including sales tax. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest cent.
a. $64.40 c. $75.60
b. $5.60 d. $70.00
11. 39 is what percent of 80? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.
a. 0.5% c. 48.8%
b. 205.1% d. 2.1%
12. What percent of 146 is 39? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
a. 0.27% c. 73.29%
b. 374.36% d. 26.71%
13. Jenny bought scrapbooking supplies for $70.75. She paid $5.66 in sales tax. What was the sales tax
rate on the supplies? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.
a. 7.5% c. 7%
b. 8% d. 9%
14. Find the percent of change when 40 is increased to 83. If necessary, round your answer to the
nearest tenth
a. 107.5% increase c. 51.8% decrease
b. 107.5% decrease d. 51.8% increase
15. Roberto farms a tract of land that typically yields 69.6 kilograms of peas. A fertilizer manufacturer
claims that its fertilizer will produce a 60% increase in the yield. What total amount of peas should
Roberto expect from this tract of land if he applies the fertilizer? If necessary, round your answer to the
nearest hundredth.
a. 27.84 kilograms c. 111.36 kilograms
b. 41.76 kilograms d. 4,245.6 kilograms
16. Mr. Rodriguez sells holiday greeting cards in his gift shop. Before the holidays, he sells the cards at a
200% markup on the price he paid to his supplier. After the holidays, he discounts the cards 55%. What
is the post-holiday price of two cards he originally bought from his supplier for $1.25 and $2.50,
respectively?
a. $1.13; $2.25 c. $2.06; $4.13
b. $1.69; $3.38 d. $1.38; $2.75
17. Kayleigh wants to buy a car that costs $17,360.00. She deposits $14,000.00 into a savings account
that earns 8% simple interest. How long must Kayleigh leave the money in the savings account to be
able to buy the car?
a. 16 years c. 3 years
b. 4.5 years d. 3 months
18. If 200 students filled the form for entrance test and 180 appeared in the test out of which only 70%
have passed the test then the number of students who failed the test are
a.68 c. 58
b.65 d.65
19. If a handbag is priced at $200 and is sold at $160 then the percentage discount is
a. 24% c. 20%
b.18% d. 22%
20. After getting 10% discount in shopping bill, $400 is remained to be paid. The original bill was
a. $455 c. $545
b.$544 d. $444

Matching
Match each vocabulary term with its definition
a. interest f. principal
b. percent g. simple interest
c. percent of change h. rate
d. percent of decrease i. ratio
e. percent of increase
______ 21. A fixed percent of the principal found by using the formula I = Prt, where P represents the
principal, r represents the rate of interest, and t represents the time
______ 22. The amount of money charged for borrowing or using money, or the amount of money
earned by saving money
______ 23. The amount that a number increases or decreases stated as a percent
______ 24. A percent change describing an increase in a quantity
______ 25. a percent change describing a decrease in a quantity
______ 26. a ratio comparing a number to 100
______ 27. the initial amount of money borrowed or saved
______ 28. a measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against some other quantity or
measure.
______ 29. the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value
contains or is contained within the other.

Read each question and answer choice carefully and choose the ONE best answer. ENCIRCLEthe letter
corresponding to the best answer.
30. After reduction of 8% in water bill, $300 remains to be paid then original bill to be paid before
reduction is
a. $362 c. $350
b. $326 d. $355
31. In a shoe factory, 2 2/5% shoes made are defective. If the company made 10,000 shoes then the
number of defective pieces are
a. 280 c. 250
b. 265 d. 240
32. If a certain leather purse has marked price of $300 and 5% of value-added is imposed on it then the
total amount buyer has to pay on buying it is
a. $315 c. $323
b. $325 d.$318
33. Ana runs a merchandiser store. She wants to buy 500 note books for her store. She will get 300 note
books for $2500. The next 200 note books are for $4 per notebook. If the total cost for note books is
$3300 and 12% discount is given then the total cost for note books is
a. $2,560 c. $2,890
b. $2904 d. $2,850
34. If Peter earns $3500/month and spends $3000 while Paul earns $3800/month and spends $2900
then out of Peter and Paul, the one who spent more (in percentages and names) is
a. Peter with 85.714% c. Paul with 76.31%
b. Paul with 86.31% d. Peter with 89%
35. If cost of jewelry set is increased from $800 to $1150 then %age increase in the cost price is
a. 40% c. 46%
b. 42% d. 45%
36. If the selling price for laptop is $1100 and is marked down by 30% in promotional offers then sale
price after discount is
a. $790 c. $820
b. $870 d. $770
37. If the price of rice in 2014 is $20/kg which was 30% more than what it was in 2010 then the price of
rice per kg in 2010 was
a. $16.38 c. $15.38
b. $14.38 d. $17
39. The 130% of 60m is
a. 78m c. 85m
b. 80m d. 89m
40. The number if increased by 35% becomes 200. The original number was
a. 168 c. 135
b. 148 d. 152
41. 40% of a number is more than 20% of 650 by 190. Find the number?
a. 900 c. 600
b. 800 d. 700
42. 60% of a number is added to 120, the result is the same number. Find the number?
a. 200 c. 500
b. 400 d. 300
43. 85% of a number is added to 24, the result is the same number. Find the number?
a. 150 c. 160
b. 130 d. 140
44. There is a total of 450 students in class seven. 30% of students got average marks.15% of students
failed. How many students get more than average marks?
a. 125 c. 225
b.175 d. 325
45. What fraction is 25%
a. ½ c. 1/4
b. ¾ d. none of the these
46. What is 45% of 900
a. 405 c. 505
b. 605 d. 350
47. 25% of a number is equal to 75. What is the number?
a. 250 c. 450
b. 200 d. 300
48. 40% of a number is 50. What is the number?
a. 125 c. 60
b. 50 d. 120
49. A man sold his old car at Rs. 80,000. He bought the car at Rs. 1,20,000. How much percentage he had
loss?
a. 40% c. 33%
b.60% d. 50%
50. If the annual increase in the population of a town is 5% and the present number of people is 50,000.
What will be the population in the next year?
a. 52500 c. 45060
b. 40500 d. 52005
51. 0.4 is 20% of
a. 2 c. 4
b.10 d. 5
52. 30% of 0.25 
a. 0.75 c. 0.075
b. 75 d. 7.5
53. 25% of 2.5
a. 625 c. 6.25
b.0.625 c. 0.0625
54. 75% of 2 kg
a. 1.5kg c. 1kg
b. 15kg d. 2kg
55. What is 10% of 110?
a. 11 c. 0.011
b. 0.11 d. 1.1
56. What is 16% of 40?
a. 0.64 c. 64
b. 6.4 d. 0.064
57. What is 30% of 125?
a. 3.75 c. 0.375
b. 37.5 d. 0.0375
58. What is 25% of 160?
a. 4 c. 0.4
b. 0.04 d. 40
59. What is 16% of 90?
a. 1.44 c. 14.4
b. 144 d. 0.144
60. What is 12% of 60?
a. 7.2 c. 0.072
b. 0.72 d. 72
61. What is 20% of 96?
a. 0.192 c. 1.92
b. 192 d. 19.2
62. What is 24% of 88?
a. 0.2112 c. 21.12
b. 211.2 d. 2.112
63. What is 30% of 130?
a. 3.9 c. 0.39
b. 0.039 d. 39
64. What is 50% of 58?
a. 0.29 c. 29
b. 0.029 d. 2.9
65. A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 30 problems.  How many problems on this
test did the student answer correctly?
a. 17 problems c. 18 problems
b. 24 problems d. 12 problems
66. Nancy is buying a new pair of boots. The store is having a sale and all boots are 20% off. The sales price
is what percentage of the original price?
a. 20% is the discount, so 80% is the sales price c. 20% is the sales price, so 80% is the discount
b. The boots are on sale so who cares
67. There are 42 teachers that work in a school.  On Friday, 29 teachers were present.  What percent of
the teachers showed up for work? 
a. 50% c. 55%
b. 80% d. 69%
68. There are 32 students in a class.  Nine of those students are women.  What percent are men? (Round
to the Nearest Tenth)
a. 71.9% c. 73.5%
b. 32% d. 32.9%
69. Sandals are on sale for 30% off. The original price of one pair of sandals is $30. What is the new cost of
sandals after the discount?
a. $4.50 c. $21.00
b. $11.60 d. $9.00

70. Nancy is buying a new pair of boots. The store is having a sale and all boots are 15% off. The boots
that Nancy wants to purchase are $95.00. The expression that can be used to represent the discount is
a. 0.15($95.00)=discount c. 1.2($95.00)=discount
b. 0.85($95.00)=discount
71. Last month, Karmin made $480 working for 30 hours. This month, she will get a 15% increase in the
amount she earns per hour. What will be her hourly rate, in dollars per hour, after the raise? 
a. $480 c. $2.40
b. $18.40 d. $15.00
72. A pair of sandals costs $10.50.  There is a  7% sales tax.  What is the total cost of the sandals?
a. $.74 c. $10.50
b. $11.24 d. $12.78
73. Which fraction is equivalent to 0.1?
a. 1/100 c. 1/10
b. 1 d. 1/1000
74. 0.81% written as a decimal is...
a. 81 c. 0.81
b.0.0081 d. 0.081
75. 22.6 written as a percentage is...
a. 2260% c. 22.6%
b. 226% d. 0.226%
76. Express 0.52 as a fraction in lowest terms
a. 52/100 c. 52/1000
b.13/25 d. 13/250
77. Write the fraction 3/8 as a decimal. 
a. 37.5 c. 2.6666…
b. 0/375 d. 0.2666…
78. Express 7/5 as a percent.
a. 140% c. 75%
b. 0.71% d. 1.4%
79. Express 16/25 as a percent.
a.64% c. 0.64%
b. 1.5625% d. 15.625%
80. In 2011 in Kentucky, sales tax was 6%. What fraction would represent this tax?
a. 1/6 c. 6/100
b. 6/10 d. 6/1000
81. Which is the decimal for 3.5%?
a. 3.5 c. 0.35
b. 0.0035 d. 0.035
82. 16 is 35% of what amount?
a. 21.87 c. 24.58
b. 45.71 d. 29.95
83. 102 is 94% of what?
a. 83.48 c. 48.57
b. 194.20 d. 108.51
84. 73 is what percent of 125?
a. 28.4% c. 58.4%
b. 16.8% d. 168.9%
85. 40 % of attendees at Martika's wedding order the steak for dinner.  There are 160 people eating steak.
How many people will dine on steak?
a. 400 c. 100
b. 200 d. 64
86. Penelope is told to clean all the windows at her house.  After cleaning 9 windows her job is 30%
complete.  How many windows does she clean in all?
a. 50 c. 25
b.30 d. 100
87. The tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% but its consumption is increased by 10%. Find the
decrease percent in the revenue derived from it?
a. 0.2 c. 0.18
b. 0.15 d. 0.12
88. There were two candidates in an election. Winner candidate received 62% of votes and won the
election by 288 votes. Find the number of votes casted to the winning candidate?
a. 456 c. 1200
b. 912 d. 744
89. Nitin’s salary is reduced by 10% and then reduced salary is increased by 10%. Find ,how many
percentage his present salary is less as compared to his previous salary?
a. 0.1 c. 0.01
b. 0.05 d. nothing
90. If cost of sugar increases by 25%. How much percent consumption of sugar should be decreased in
order to keep expenditure fixed?
a. 0.1 c. 0.2
b. 0.025 d. 0.15
91. Two numbers are 30% and 37% are less than a third number .How much percent is the second
number less than the first?
a. 0.12 c. 0.15
b. 0.1 d. 0.05
92. A candidate who gets 30% of the marks fails by 50 marks. But another candidate who gets 45%
marks gets 25 marks more than necessary for passing. Find the number of marks for passing?
a. 150 c. 200
b. 275 d. 250
93. After 38 liters of petrol were poured into the tank, it was still 5% empty. How much petrol must be
poured into the tank in order to fill it?
a. 38 liters c. 40 liters
b. 2 liters d. 38.5 liters
94.  In an examination 40% failed in Hindi, 45% failed in English. If 25% students failed in both the
subjects. Then the percentage of failed students is? 
a. 0.15 c. 0.65
b. 0.7 d. 0.6
95. The salary of a worker is first increased by 30% and afterwards reduced by 30%. What is net change
in his salary?
a. 90% increase c. 9% increase
b. 45% increase d. Same as before
96. In a school of 850 boys, 44% of Muslims, 28% Hindus, 10% Sikhs and the remaining of other
communities. How many belonged to the other communities?
a. 173 c. 143
b.163 d. 153
97. A person was asked to subtract 25% of a number from the original but he subtracted 25 from the
number. His answer was 25 more than correct one. What was the original number?
a. 160 c. 180
b. 200 d. 225
98. Find the 37.5% of 976 
a. 324 c. 372
b. 388 d. 366
99. 64 is what percent of 80? 
a. 0.8 c. 0.7
b. 0.6 d. 0.64
100. 80 is what percent of 64?
a. 0.85 c. 0.75
b. 1.2 d. 1.25

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