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1. Ruth spends $10.00 of her allowance each week on school lunches. This represents 40% of her weekly allowance. How much allowance does Ruth receive?

A $2.50

B $4.00

C $25.00

D $40.00

2. Mrs. Theriot is paid $11.30 per hour plus a 3% commission on her sales. Last week she worked 35 hours and sold $4500 worth of merchandise. How much will she earn?

A $135.00

B $395.50

C $530.50

D 4895.50

3. Ngozi bought a used game cartridge at a garage sale. The game cartridge that had originally sold for $19.99 was being sold for $3.50. What was the approximate percent of markdown on the game cartridge?

A 5%

B 20%

C 65%

D 80%

4. Sandra took out a $2000 loan at an annual simple interest rate of 6%. If she wants to pay no more than $100 in interest, what would be a good estimate for the maximum length of the loan?

A 6 months

B 9 months

C 2 years

D 9 years

5. A fast food restaurant raised the cost of a breakfast sandwich from $1.75 to $2.10. Which of the following does NOT have the same rate of change?

A A toddler who was 30 inches tall is now 36 inches tall.

B A pair of shoes that was originally priced at $80 is now $64.

C An hourly wage that was $5.15 is now $5.35.

D A box that weighed 2 ounces when empty now weighs 2.4 ounces.

6. Mr. Trujillo hosted a retirement party for his supervisor. The cost of food was $1200. A gratuity (tip) of 30% was added to the bill by the restaurant (on the cost of the food without tax.) If a tax of 8% was charged on the food only, what was the total cost of the party?

7. A researcher measured approximately 0.005123 grams of bacteria in a sample. How is this number is expressed in scientific

notation?

A 5.123 × 10-3

B 5.123 × 103

C 5123 × 10-6

D 0.5123 × 10-2

8. Forty-eight students were involved in the spring play. Of these, 14 were actors, 4 worked as stage managers, 12 helped build sets, 8 worked on costumers, and 10 worked on advertising and tickets sales. What percent of the students were either actors or stage managers?

A 62.5%

B 40%

C 37.5%

D 20%

9. Bradley answered 80% of the questions on his science test correctly. There were 30 questions on the test, and all the questions have equal value. How many questions did Bradley NOT answer correctly on this test?

A 6

B 18

C 24

J 20

10. The temperature in Still Water, New York, was -18ºF on Friday, and the temperature was 2 ºF on Saturday. How much cooler was the temperature on Friday than on Saturday?

11. At Cantor Middle School 78% of the students ride the bus to school. If 975 students ride the bus, how many students attend the school?

A 760

B 975

C 1,250

D 1,053

12. Mr. and Mrs. Owens placed $1,500 in a college savings account with a simple interest rate of 4% when Lauren was born. How much will be in the account in 18 years when Lauren is ready to go to college.

A $1,080

B $2,580

C 10,800

D 12,300

13. Mai earns a salary of $200 per week plus an additional 5% commission on her sales. If Mia's weekly salary increases by $25 and her commission increase to 6%, how much will she earn if her weekly sales are $2,500?

A $325.00

B $375.00

C $525.00

D $700.00

14. If a pair of inline skates is on sale for 35% off the regular price of $120, what is the sale price of the skates?

A $48

B $78

C $94

D $140

15. Andrew purchased a coat for $67.20 that regularly sells for $84.00. What was the percent of discount that Andrew received?

A 16.%

B 20%

C 25%

D 80%

16. Nicolas is buying a computer that normally sells for $890. The state sales tax is 5%, how much will Nicolas pay in sales tax?

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