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Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers Brief Edition 7th

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1. In solving a rate of increase problem, the original value is always the

ANSWER: base

2. means per hundred or parts per hundred.

ANSWER: Percent

3. Base is found by the portion by the rate.

ANSWER: dividing

4. often has a unique characteristic that is being measured or compared with the base.

ANSWER: Portion

5. Portion is found by the rate times the base.

ANSWER: multiplying

6. defines how much the portion is of the base.

ANSWER: Rate

7. Rate is found by portion by base.

ANSWER: dividing

8. Convert a decimal to a percent by moving the decimal point two places to the and adding a percent sign.

ANSWER: right

9. If a number increases from 10 to 20, we are looking for the .

ANSWER: rate of increase

10. If a company's market share increased from 15 to 24 percent of the total market, it would be expressed as an increase in ____________________ points.

ANSWER: percentage

11. Convert to a decimal: .52%

a. .052

b. 5.20

c. 52

d. .0052

ANSWER: d

12. Convert to a decimal: .85%

a. .085

b. .0085

c. 8.5

d. 85.0

ANSWER: b

13. Convert to a percent:

a. 3.535%

b. 35.35%

c. 353.5%

d. .03535%

ANSWER: c

14. Convert to a decimal: 158%

a. 1.58

b. 15.8

c. .158

d. .0158

ANSWER: a

15. Convert to a percent: 5.5

a. 5.50%

b. .055%

c. 505%

d. 550%

ANSWER: d

16. Convert to a decimal: 234.5%

a. 23.45

b. 2.345

c. .2345

d. 2345

ANSWER: b

17. Convert to a decimal:

a. 6950

b. 6.95

c. .695

d. .0695

ANSWER: c

18. Convert to a percent:

a. 18%

b. 3.6%

c. 36%

d. .36%

ANSWER: c

19. Convert to a percent: 8.6

a. 86%

b. 860%

c. .86%

d. .086%

ANSWER: b

20. Convert to a decimal: 29.53%

a. .2953

b. 2.953

c. 29.53

d. 2953

ANSWER: a

21. Convert to a percent:

a. 4.446%

b. 44.46%

c. 444.6%

d. .4446%

ANSWER: c

22. Convert to a percent: .67

a. 6.7%

b. 670%

c. 67%

d. .67%

ANSWER: c

23. Convert to a decimal:

a. 5.5

b. .055

c. 550

d. .55

ANSWER: b

24. Convert to a reduced fraction, mixed number, or whole number: 3.5%

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: d

25. Convert to a percent: .88

a. 8.8%

b. 88%

c. .88%

d. 880%

ANSWER: b

26. Convert to a percent:

a. 18.125%

b. 1.8125%

c. 181.25%

d. 1,812.5%

ANSWER: c

27. Convert to a percent:

a. .68%

b. 6.8%

c. .068%

d. 68%

ANSWER: d

28. Convert to a percent:

a. 1.45%

b. 145%

c. .180%

d. 180%

ANSWER: d

29. Convert to a reduced fraction, mixed number, or whole number: 228%

a.

b.

c.

d.

ANSWER: b

30. Convert to a reduced fraction, mixed number, or whole number: 11.75%

a.

b.

c.

d. 11.75

ANSWER: a

31. Convert to a reduced fraction, mixed number, or whole number: 82%

a. .82

b.

c.

d. ANSWER: d

32. Convert to a percent:

a. 1.3%

b. .13%

c. 13%

d. 130%

ANSWER: d

33. A computer company made 6,100 computer chips last month. If 2.5% of them were defective, how many chips were not defective? (Round to the nearest whole number)

a. 153

b. 5,948

c. 1,525

d. 103

ANSWER: b

34. What number is 14.25% of 1978?

a. 281.865

b. 28.1865

c. 281

d. 282

ANSWER: a

35. What number is 29.5% of 910?

a. 30.85

b. 29.50

c. 268.45

d. 273.00

ANSWER: c

36. What number is 84.5% of 280?

a. 236.60

b. 2.37

c. 331.36

d. 238.00

ANSWER: a

37. What number is 71.5% of 600?

a. 8.39

b. 171

c. 429

d. 839

ANSWER: c

38. A company made 4,000 amplifiers last month. If 4.2% of them were defective, how many defective amplifiers were produced?

a. 160

b. 168

c. 1,850

d. 3,900

ANSWER: b

39. Electron Tube Electronics made 50,000 TVs last month. If 3.5% of them were high definition, how many high definition TVs were produced?

a. 175

b. 17,500

c. 750

d. 1,750

ANSWER: d

40. Maya is buying a business priced at $473,000. If she needs an 28.5% cash down payment, how much is the down payment?

a. $106,617.40

b. $111,905.56

c. $134,805.00

d. $60,174.00

ANSWER: c

41. Orlando has finished pouring 4,865 cubic feet out of a total of 27,000 cubic feet of concrete. What percent of the job has he completed?

a. 555.5%

b. 8.0%

c. 18.02%

d. 27.5%

ANSWER: c

42. What percent of 940 is 427.7?

a. 45.5%

b. 54.5%

c. 22.0%

d. 78.0%

ANSWER: a

43. Statistics show that the sales force of Golden Wholesalers successfully closed 1,711 sales out of 1,950 sales calls. What was their percent success rate?

a. 41%

b. 32.7%

c. 79.3%

d. 87.7%

ANSWER: d

44. What percent of 700 is 353.5?

a. 50.5%

b. 49.5%

c. .505%

d. .495%

ANSWER: a

45. The sales force of Oceania Insurance successfully closed 362 sales out of 1,500 sales calls. What was their percent success rate? (Round to the nearest whole percent)

a. 56%

b. 24%

c. 42%

d. 74%

ANSWER: b

46. Soft Shoes, a shoe store, sold $1,528 of blue slippers last week. If that amount is 11.5% of their total sales, what were their total sales? (Round to the nearest dollar)

a. $1,256

b. $15,544

c. $13,287

d. $1,529

ANSWER: c

47. 167.48 is 53% of what number?

a. 89

b. 316

c. 356

d. 227

ANSWER: b

48. Leesha has finished pouring 900 cubic feet out of a total of 4,400 cubic feet of concrete. What percent of the job has she completed?

a. .205%

b. 85.5%

c. .775%

d. 20.5%

ANSWER: d

49. 75.5% of the students at Sarasota Community College are from in state. If 24,950 students are from in state, how many students attend the college? (Round to the nearest whole number)

a. 29,718

b. 42,271

c. 32,652

d. 33,046

ANSWER: d

50. 31.5 is 10.5% of what number?

a. 300

b. 32

c. 33

d. 35

ANSWER: a

51. 82.25% of the employees at Industrial Mechanics are college graduates. If 254 employees are college graduates, what is the total number of people employed at Industrial Mechanics? Round to the nearest whole number.

a. 208

b. 209

c. 309

d. 308

ANSWER: c

52. If a number decreases from 900 to 549 what is the rate of decrease?

a. 61%

b. 39%

c. 16%

d. 84% ANSWER: b

53. Last month Quick Industries produced 900 units. This month they produced 1,264 units. What is the rate of change in production?

a. 29.8%

b. 32.8%

c. 40.4%

d. 60% ANSWER: c

54. 307.7 is 34% of what number?

a. 9.05

b. 104.618

c. 203.082

d. 905

ANSWER: d

55. 17% of a city's population use Wifi. If 20,508 people use Wifi, how many people live in that city? (Round to the nearest whole number)

a. 27,776

b. 140,500

c. 120,635

d. 266,733

ANSWER: c

56. If a number decreases from 1,500 to 300 what is the rate of decrease?

a. 80%

b. 8%

c. 50%

d. 62%

ANSWER: a

57. If a number increases from 900 to 1,107 what is the rate of change?

a. 23%

b. 18.7%

c. 81.3%

d. 123%

ANSWER: a

58. Last week's production at Morton Manufacturing was 1,600 units. This week the factory produced 1,913 units. What is the rate of change in production?

a. 21.8%

b. 19.6%

c. 67.2%

d. 77.6%

ANSWER: b

59. Ezekiel manages a clothing store. In May, sales were $129,800. In June, sales were $131,975. What was the rate of change?

a. 1.7% increase

b. 1.5% decrease

c. 17.4% increase

d. 16.4% decrease

ANSWER: a

60. Rebecca owns a health food store. In March, sales were $122,000. In April, sales were $108,770. What was the rate of change?

a. 23.5% increase

b. 13.5% decrease

c. 11.5% increase

d. 10.8% decrease

ANSWER: d

61. Last month production at Mega Manufacturing was 650 units. This month they produced 586 units. What is the rate of change in production?

a. 9.8% decrease

b. 11.5% increase

c. 12.3% decrease

d. 22.3% increase

ANSWER: a

62. Production at South Side Assemblers last quarter was 178,500 units. If the company expects to produce 9.5% less units this quarter, how many units do they expect to produce this quarter?

a. 29,024

b. 168,976

c. 161,543

d. 167,460

ANSWER: c

63. Sales at an Auto Parts store decreased 20.5% this month compared to last month. If sales this month were $75,366, what were the sales last month?

a. $15,245

b. $89,611

c. $59,916

d. $94,800

ANSWER: d

64. Bob calculated that the sporting goods store he manages had an increase of 32.5% in sales this week compared to last week. If sales last week were $55,300, what were sales this week?

a. $75,057

b. $21,475

c. $73,273

d. $49,525

ANSWER: c

65. Washila calculated that the kitchen shop she manages had a decrease of 21.5% in sales this month compared to last month. If sales last month were $187,000, what were sales this month?

a. $86,098

b. $140,385

c. $146,795

d. $740,543

ANSWER: c

66. Sales at Discus Associates increased 21% this year compared to last year. If sales this year were $200,255, what were the sales last year?

a. $165,500

b. $42,054

c. $158,201

d. $34,755

ANSWER: a

67. Up-Town Express processed 89,233 packages this month. If this is 36.5% less than last month, how many packages did they process last month?

a. 30,997

b. 38,567

c. 140,524

d. 130,230

ANSWER: c

68. Production at So-Sweet Bakery last quarter was 126,380 cakes. If the bakery expects to bake 15% more cakes this quarter, what will be the total of the cakes this quarter?

a. 12,629

b. 134,742

c. 149,566

d. 145,337

ANSWER: d

69. The market share of United Marine's main product increased 4 percentage points last year. If the share changed from 10 to 14 percent of the total market, what was the actual percent increase in the market share?

a. 28.6%

b. 40%

c. 71.4%

d. 4%

ANSWER: b

70. Gabriel is the campaign manager for a candidate for governor. Through a commissioned poll, he discovers that the candidate's approval rating has changed from 80 to 64 percentage points, a drop of 16 percentage points. What was the percent change?

a. 20% increase

b. 20% decrease

c. 80% increase

d. 80% decrease

ANSWER: b

71. Shareholders in Frontier Communications were not pleased to learn that the company's market share had changed from 40 to 21 percentage points, a loss of 19 percentage points. What was the percent change in market share?

a. 52.5% increase

b. 52.5% decrease

c. 47.5% increase

d. 47.5% decrease

ANSWER: d

72. The market share of Galaxy Industries' main product increased by 16 percentage points last year. If the share changed from 40 to 56 percent of the total market, what was the actual percent change in the market share?

a. 40% increase

b. 40% decrease

c. 60% increase

d. 60% decrease

ANSWER: a

73. Yosma manages a clothing store. In November, sales were $192,300. In December, sales were $286,975. What was the rate of change? (Round to the nearest hundredth)

a. 11.7% increase

b. 49.23% increase

c. 49.23% decrease

d. 22.4% decrease

ANSWER: b

74. Dana is the campaign manager for a candidate for governor. Through a commissioned poll, she discovers that the candidate's approval rating has changed from 70 to 88 percentage points, a gain of 18 percentage points. What was the percent change for the candidate's approval rating?

a. 25.7%

b. 20.5%

c. 28.6%

d. 18%

ANSWER: a

75. Convert the percent to a decimal: .08%

ANSWER: .0008

76. Convert the percent to a decimal: 192%

ANSWER: 1.92

77. Convert the percent to a decimal: 516%

ANSWER: 5.16

78. Convert the percent to a decimal: 24.8%

ANSWER: .248

79. Convert the percent to a decimal: .95%

ANSWER: .0095

80. Convert the percent to a decimal:

ANSWER: .1475

81. Convert the percent to a decimal:

ANSWER: .008

82. Convert the percent to a decimal: .04%

ANSWER: .0004

83. Convert the decimal to a percent: .625

ANSWER: 62.5%

84. Convert the decimal to a percent: 2.8

ANSWER: 280%

85. Convert the decimal to a percent:

ANSWER:

86. Convert the decimal to a percent: .0092

ANSWER: .92%

87. Convert the decimal to a percent:

ANSWER: 22.5%

88. Convert the whole number to a percent: 35

ANSWER: 3,500%

89. Convert the whole number to a percent: 58

ANSWER: 5,800%

90. Convert the decimal to a percent:

ANSWER:

91. Convert the decimal to a percent:

ANSWER:

92. Convert the decimal to a percent: .00652

ANSWER: .652%

93. Convert the percent to a reduced fraction, mixed number, or whole number: 15%

ANSWER:

94. Convert the percent to a reduced fraction, mixed number, or whole number: 62%

ANSWER:

95. Convert the percent to a reduced fraction, mixed number, or whole number: 8%

ANSWER:

96. Convert the percent to a reduced fraction, mixed number, or whole number: 152%

ANSWER:

97. Convert the percent to a reduced fraction, mixed number, or whole number: 100%

ANSWER: 1

98. Convert the percent to a reduced fraction, mixed number, or whole number:

ANSWER:

99. Convert the percent to a reduced fraction, mixed number, or whole number: 24.5%

ANSWER:

100.Convert the percent to a reduced fraction, mixed number, or whole number: .4%

ANSWER:

101.Convert the fraction to a percent, rounding to hundredths when necessary:

ANSWER: 37.5%

102.Convert the fraction to a percent, rounding to hundredths when necessary:

ANSWER: 23%

103.Convert the fraction to a percent, rounding to hundredths when necessary:

ANSWER: 171.43%

104.Convert the mixed number to a percent, rounding to hundredths when necessary:

ANSWER: 862.5%

105.Convert the mixed number to a percent, rounding to hundredths when necessary:

ANSWER: 4,220%

106.Convert the fraction to a percent, rounding to hundredths when necessary:

ANSWER: 140%

107.Convert the fraction to a percent, rounding to hundredths when necessary:

ANSWER: 533.33%

108.Solve for the portion, rounding to hundredths when necessary: 26% of 1,800 =

ANSWER: 468

109.Solve for the portion, rounding to hundredths when necessary: 92.6% of 18.3 =

ANSWER: 16.95

110.Solve for the portion, rounding to hundredths when necessary: of 186 =

ANSWER: 4.65

111.What number is 22.5% of 800?

ANSWER: 180

112.What number is 125% of 19?

ANSWER: 23.75

113.What is the portion if the base is 18,236 and the rate is 22.45%?

ANSWER: 4,093.98

114.Solve for the rate, rounding to tenths if necessary: 543 is of 745

ANSWER: 72.9%

115.Solve for the rate, rounding to tenths if necessary: 27 is of 323

ANSWER: 8.4%

116.Solve for the rate, rounding to tenths if necessary: 897 is of 403

ANSWER: 222.58%

117.Solve for the rate, rounding to tenths if necessary. What percent of 1,600 is 430?

ANSWER: 26.9%

118.Solve for the rate, rounding to tenths if necessary. What percent of 50 is 3.5?

ANSWER: 7%

119.Solve for the rate, rounding to tenths if necessary: $258.25 is what percent of $518.60?

ANSWER: 49.8%

120.Solve for the rate, rounding to tenths if necessary. What is the rate if the base is 123,200 and the portion is 618,545?

ANSWER: 502.1%

121.Solve for the base, rounding answer to hundredths, or the nearest cent if necessary: 26 is 15.8% of .

ANSWER: 164.56

122.Solve for the base, rounding answer to hundredths, or the nearest cent if necessary: 1.13 is 138% of

ANSWER: .82

123.Solve for the base, rounding answer to hundredths, or the nearest cent if necessary: 76 is .2% of .

ANSWER: 38,000

124.Solve for the base, rounding answer to hundredths, or the nearest cent if necessary: $1,628.15 is of _____.

ANSWER: $13,025.20

125.Solve for the base, rounding answer to hundredths, or the nearest cent if necessary. What is the base if the rate is 125.3% and the portion is 362?

ANSWER: 288.91

126.Solve for the base, rounding answer to hundredths, or the nearest cent if necessary. What is the base if the portion is $686.25 and the rate is 1.6%?

ANSWER: $42,890.63

127.Solve the problem, rounding final decimals and percents to tenths if necessary. If a number increases from 28 to 46, what is the rate of increase?

ANSWER: 64.3%

128.Solve the problem, rounding final decimals and percents to tenths if necessary. If a number decreases from $862.15 to $823.18, what is the rate of decrease?

ANSWER: 4.5%

129.Solve the problem, rounding final decimals and percents to tenths if necessary. What is the rate of change if your salary increases from $23,500 to $24,500?

ANSWER: 4.3%

130.Solve the problem, rounding final decimals and percents to tenths if necessary. What is the rate of change if the temperature decreases from 78 degrees to 65 degrees?

ANSWER: 16.7%

131.Solve the problem, rounding final decimals and percents to tenths if necessary: 920 decreased by 27.5% equals what?

ANSWER: 667

132.Solve the problem, rounding final decimals and percents to tenths if necessary: 3,210 increased by 186% equals what?

ANSWER: 9180.6

133.Solve the problem, rounding final decimals and percents to tenths if necessary. A number increased by 8.2% is 1,250.

ANSWER: 1,155.3

134.Solve the problem, rounding final decimals and percents to tenths if necessary. A number decreased by 25% is 547.50.

ANSWER: 730

135.Olga recently took an insurance exam. She estimated she answered 0.95 of all questions correctly. What percent of the questions is Olga estimating she answered correctly?

ANSWER: 95%

136.Ralph purchased tires for his truck on sale for $542.98. If the original price was $720.46, what percent of the original price did Ralph pay? (Round to the nearest tenth)

ANSWER: 75.4%

137.Lenny's height has increased by times his height at 3 years old. In percentage terms, how much has Kenny grown?

ANSWER: 175%

138.If market share increased from 4.6% to 4.8%, what percent increase in business does this represent?

ANSWER: 4.3%

139.16% of the 1,450 students in Glenville College are enrolled in art classes. How many are enrolled in art classes?

ANSWER: 232 students

140.Ronald earned $940 in his last bonus. However, due to current economic conditions the company has decided to payout only 38% of the original amount. How much will Ronald receive for his bonus?

ANSWER: $357.20

141.Ella's restaurant served 575 dinners last evening, 84 were fish dinners. What percent of the total dinners served were fish? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent)

ANSWER: 14.6%

142.Lewis purchased diamond earrings on sale for $264.22. If the original price was $453, what percent of the original price did Lewis pay? (Round to the nearest whole number)

ANSWER: 58%

143.A contract called for 156,000 square feet of tile to be installed in a new building. If 12,000 square feet were installed the first week, what percent of the job has been completed? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent)

ANSWER: 7.7%

144.28% of Mari's Boutique sales are from paper products. If last month's sales from paper products were $26,100, what is the amount of total sales for the month? (Round to nearest dollar)

ANSWER: $93,214

145.A quality control process detected 16 defective products this week. If this number represents 2% of the total production, what was the total number of products produced this week?

ANSWER: 800 products

146.A Drama club sold 432 tickets for their upcoming performance. This represents only 44.5% of the number of tickets sold this time last year. How many tickets did the drama club sell last year for the same event? (Round to the nearest whole number)

ANSWER: 971 tickets

147.For every 10,000 square feet of lumber used, 116.8 square feet is scrap. What percent of the lumber is scrap? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent)

ANSWER: 1.2%

148. of Midwest Wholesaler's budget is allocated to entertainment expense. If the expense for the year is $5,100, what is the total budget?

ANSWER: $850,000

149.$10.81 is the amount of sales tax paid on the purchase of a new stereo. If this represents a sales tax, what was the original cost of the stereo?

ANSWER: $188

150.Last season, the local football team won 8 games and lost 2 and tied 1. What percent of the games did they win? (Round to the nearest whole percent)

ANSWER: 73%

151.Joe Morris earned $27,750 last year. He received a raise this year, and earned $29,450. What was the percentage rate of his increase? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent)

ANSWER: 6.1%

152.Kyle reduced his investment in Collins Company from $11,700 to $4,300. What was the percentage rate of decrease? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent)

ANSWER: 63.2%

153.Dr. Samuelson treated 610 patients last month. This month is flu season and he has already seen 793 patients. What is the rate of increase in patients for Dr. Samuelson?

ANSWER: 30%

154.Beth's Soft Pretzel Stand sold 128 items last evening, 30 were soft pretzels. What percent of the total items sold were soft pretzels? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent)

ANSWER: 23.4%

155.Camera World had $326,500 in revenues last year. This year, they earned 14.4% more. How much did they earn this year?

ANSWER: $373,516

156.A recent poll showed that a politician's popularity rate dropped from 32% to 29%. What percent decrease does this represent? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent)

ANSWER: 9.4%

157.Snowfall for this year was recorded at 41.86 inches. This is a decrease from last year. What was the amount of snowfall for last year? (Round to the nearest hundredth of an inch)

ANSWER: 44.30 inches

158.In 2011, Klassy Car Wash estimated that its business would increase by 20% each year. If they washed 19,300 cars in 2011, how many can they expect to wash in 2013?

ANSWER: 27,792 cars

159.Terence calculated that the furniture store he manages had an increase of 32.5% in sales this month compared to last month. If sales last month were $72,400, what were sales this month?

ANSWER: $95,930

160.Stacey Leigh sells cosmetics for Sofskin Cosmetics Company and earns a commission on each sales dollar. Last week she earned $203.50. What was the total amount of her sales?

ANSWER: $2,200

161.Johnson City has a population today of 325,000 people. If this population today is 260% of what it was 10 years ago, how many people lived in Johnson City 10 years ago?

ANSWER: 125,000 people

162.An estate is split three ways: Edward receives , Leonardo receives , and Johnny receives the balance. If Johnny’s share amounts to $80,625, how many dollars will Leonardo receive?

ANSWER: $40,125

163.LindaMastersispaidagrosssalaryeachweekof$400.Afteralldeductions,hernetpayamounts to $327.20. If Linda receives a raise to $22,464 per year, based on the same percentage of deductions, what would be her new weekly take-home pay? (Round to the nearest cent)

ANSWER: $353.38

164.The market share of Royal Industries' main product increased 11 percentage points last year. If the share changed from 40 to 51 percent of the total market, what was the actual percent increase in the market share?

ANSWER: 27.5%

165.Jamal earned $1,540 in his last bonus. However, due to current economic conditions the company has decided to payout only 28% of the original amount. How much will Jamal receive for his bonus?

ANSWER: $431.20