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Review #8 – Percent 1. Write 34% as a fraction in simplest form.

2. Write 99% as a decimal.

3. Write 3.68 as a percent.

4. Write 0.93 as a percent.

7

5. Write 8 as a percent.

7. Write the fraction

19 25

as a decimal.

6. Write the fraction

3 5

as a decimal.

8. Write the decimal 2.34 as a mixed number in simplest form.

9. Write the decimal 0.72 as a fraction in simplest form.

10. 32 is what percent of 160?

11. Find 75% of 130.

12. A jar is filled with buttons of various colors. If the jar has a total of 560 buttons and 55% of the buttons are yellow, how many yellow buttons are in the jar?

13. What percent of 120 is 78?

14. 75 is 30% of what number?

15. 30 is 60% of what number?

16. You can get 756 calories from eating 9 apples. How many calories can you get from eating 1 apple?

A Day in the Life of Peter and Polly Percent Peter and Polly Percent are newlyweds. A look into a typical day for this couple will show you how often percent is used in everyday life…plus this will help you get ready for your big math test! Peter is the top salesman at the Sofa Mart, while Polly is a manager at HEB. 17. Peter had a successful morning at the Sofa Mart. He sold an entire living room set for $2500.00. If Peter earns 9% commission, how much money did he make on the deal?

total sale: $ _________

commission (_____ %): $ _________ 18. When Polly left the bank, she decided she was thirsty. So she went to Sonic and bought a large cherry limeade for herself and a Dr. Pepper to take to Peter. Each drink cost $1.39 and the sales tax was 8½%. How much was the sales tax and the total bill? Cost of two drinks: _________ Sales tax rate ____________ Tax amount ______________ Total bill: ________________ 19. After visiting Peter, Polly went to work at HEB. During her afternoon break, she realized it was her father in-law’s birthday. So she dashed over to Academy and bought a fishing pole that was on sale for 60% off. If the original price was $82, what was the discount and sale price of the pole?

original price: $ _________

discount (_____ %): $ _________

sale price (_____ %): $ _________

20. Peter and Polly decided to take Peter’s father out to dinner at the Outback Steakhouse for his birthday. At the end of the evening, the bill came to $63.95. Peter left a 15% tip for the waiter. How much was the tip? (Hint: round $63.95 to $64.00).

21. In the last three years, Frederico’s basketball team won 50 more games than they lost. If they won 140 games, what was the ratio of wins to losses?

22. Two boxes are stacked. One is 1 8

23. Which rectangles are similar?

24. The height of a tower on a scale drawing is 6 centimeters. The scale is 2 cm:13 m. What is the actual height of the tower?

1 5

3 3

2

3

feet tall; the other is 3 5 feet tall. How high 3

is the stack?

6

8 10

5

25. Simplify the expression [(4 – 6

 3) + 2]3

26. You have a coupon for a 40% dis- 27. Your second six weeks average in count at Dillard's, and you want to buy a math was an 80. Your average improved $40 pair of shoes. 5% for the third six weeks. How much will you save?_____

What is your new price?______

How many points did your average improve?

What is your new average? ______

28. Brianna Brainiac made a 70 on her 29. A $500 iPad 2 now costs $450. Find first test. She improved her score by 21 the discount rate (percent change). points on the second test. What was the percent increase in her scores? Discount percent:__________

Percent increase or decrease?