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Try the following problems:  

1.

Fill in the missing spaces with the appropriate answers.

Percent Form Decimal Form
a. 25% _______

b. ______ 0.19

c. 250% _______

d. 2.35% _______

e. ________ 0.0725

 

 

2.


Find 2.5% of 600.

 

 

3.


125% of what number is 60?

 

 

4.


30 is what percent of 12?

 

 

 

5.

In a magazine, 30 pages of the 80 pages are devoted to sports.  What percent of the magazine is devoted to sports?

 

 

6.

A real estate company pays commissions to  their sales people for selling property.  A well known company paid 6% commissions last year to their sales staff, totaling $480,000.  What was the dollar value of the real estate sold by the company that year?

 

 

7.

After Mary lost 20% of her investment, she had $2000 left.  How much did she invest originally?

 

 

8.

Three investors own a sport shop.  One partner owns 1/3 of the shop, while the second partner owns 1/4.  To the nearest percent, what percent of the shop does the third partner own?



 

9.

Bonita wants to store 1/2 pound of sugar in 3 separate containers.  What fractional part of a pound of sugar will be each container?

 

 

10.

Joshua's normal body temperature is 98.5ºF.  Due to a cold, his temperature went up 3ºF.  To the nearest percent, what was the percent of increase in his body temperature?


 

11.

Daniel's Print Shop purchased a new printer for $35,000.  Each year it depreciates (loses value) at a rate of 5%.  What will its approximate value be at the end of the fourth year?

Choose:

$33,250.00
$30,008.13
$28,507.72
$27,082.33

 

 


 
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