Exam 3: Ratio, Proportion, and Percent

The price of an article increased from $15.50 to $17.50. Calculate the percent change in price.

Departments, A, B, and C occupy floor space of 60 m,90 m, and 300 m, respectively. If the total rental for the space is $125 200 per month, how much rent should Department C pay?

If total deductions on a yearly salary of $28 600 amounted to 16 2/3%, how much was deducted?

$90 is 37 1/2% of what amount?

D&L Corporation's profit and loss statement showed a net income of 9 3/4% or $41 250. Twenty-one percent of net income was paid in corporation tax and 65% of the net income after tax was paid out as dividends to Cindi and Kelsey, who hold shares in the ratio 2 to 3. a) What was the revenue of D&L Corporation? b) How much was the after-tax income? c) How much was paid out in dividends? d) What percent of net income did Kelsey receive as a dividend?

Your gas bill for March is $274.40. If you pay after the due date, a late payment penalty of $10.72 is added. What is the percent penalty?

A property owner listed his property for 172% more than he paid for it. The owner eventually accepted an offer 11 1/2% below his asking price and sold the property for $201 100. How much did the owner pay for the property?

After real estate fees of 7.5% had been deducted from the proceeds of a property sale, the vendor of the property received $188 090. What was the amount of the realtor's fee?

A residential property is assessed for tax purposes at 45% of its market value. The residential property tax rate is 3 2/3% of the assessed value and the tax is $1300. a) What is the assessed value of the property? b) What is the market value of the property?

The amount of $123 is what percent less than $165?

Departments A, B, and C occupy floor space of 310, 120 and 475 square meters respectively. If the total rental for the space is $38 225.00 per month, how much rent should be paid by Department B?

What sum of money decreased by 16 2/3% will equal $475?

Sales at Pat's Flower Shop decreased in September 12.5% from August. If September sales amounted to $25 200.00, calculate the August sales.

A retail outlet is offered a discount of 5 1/2% for payment in cash of an invoice of $2000. If it accepted the offer, how much was the cash payment?

An article was sold for $212.00. The amount paid included a sales tax of 6%. Find the amount of sales tax on the article.

165% of what amount is $370?

$901 is 31.2% of what amount?

Penny earned $26 000 in 2007. If the Consumer Price Index in 2007 was 111.5 and in 2009 was 114.4, what did Penny have to earn in 2009 just to keep up with inflation?

Set up a ratio to represent the following: 10 quarters to 12 dimes to 16 nickels

What amount is 16 2/3% less than $69?