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Lesson 41: Finding a Percent of a Number — Practice Questions

  1. 1. A recipe calls for 50 grams of sugar. If you decide to use only 60% of that amount, how many grams of sugar will you use? ___

  2. 2. A video game that originally costs 60 dollars is on sale for 20% off. How much is the discount in dollars?

    • A. 12 dollars
    • B. 20 dollars
    • C. 48 dollars
    • D. 120 dollars
  3. 3. A basketball team won 75% of its 28 games this season. How many games did the team win? ___

  4. 4. To find the value of 8% of 200, what is the correct first step?

    • A. Multiply 8 by 200.
    • B. Convert 8% to 0.08.
    • C. Divide 200 by 8.
    • D. Subtract 8 from 200.
  5. 5. A town's population grew to 120% of its size from the previous year. If the population was 5,000 last year, what is the new population? ___

  6. 6. A new video game costs 50 dollars. If the sales tax is 7%, what is the total cost in dollars? The total cost is ___ dollars.

  7. 7. A skateboard is priced at 40 dollars. With a sales tax rate of 6%, what is the amount of the sales tax?

    • A. 2.40 dollars
    • B. 42.40 dollars
    • C. 24.00 dollars
    • D. 0.24 dollars
  8. 8. A bicycle costs 150 dollars. The sales tax rate is 4%. What is the total cost of the bicycle after tax? The total cost is ___ dollars.

  9. 9. To calculate sales tax, the rate must be converted to a decimal. Which decimal is equivalent to a sales tax rate of 9%?

    • A. 0.9
    • B. 0.09
    • C. 9.0
    • D. 0.009
  10. 10. A sweater costs 25 dollars. If the sales tax rate is 8%, what is the total amount you will pay? The total amount is ___ dollars.