Deck 6: Percents and Their Applications in Business

Question 1

Convert to a decimal: 158%

A) 1.58
B) 15.8
C) .158
D) .0158

Answer 1

1.58

Question 2

Portion is found by ____________________ the rate times the base.

Answer 2

multiplying

Question 3

Convert to a decimal: 234.5%

A) 23.45
B) 2.345
C) .2345
D) 2345

Answer 3

2.345

Question 4

Convert to a decimal:

A) 6950
B) 6.95
C) .695
D) .0695

Question 5

Convert to a percent:

A) 18%
B) 3.6%
C) 36%
D) .36%

Question 6

Rate is found by ____________________ portion by base.

Question 7

____________________ defines how much the portion is of the base.

Question 8

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

Question 9

Convert to a percent: 8.6

A) 86%
B) 860%
C) .86%
D) .086%

Question 10

Convert to a decimal: .52%

A) .052
B) 5.20
C) 52
D) .0052

Question 11

Convert to a decimal: 29.53%

A) .2953
B) 2.953
C) 29.53
D) 2953

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

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.

Question 15

____________________ means per hundred or parts per hundred.

Question 16

Base is found by ____________________ the portion by the rate.

Question 17

Convert to a percent: 5.5

A) 5.50%
B) .055%
C) 505%
D) 550%

Question 18

Convert to a decimal: .85%

A) .085
B) .0085
C) 8.5
D) 85.0

Question 19

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

Question 20

Convert to a percent:

A) 3.535%
B) 35.35%
C) 353.5%
D) .03535%

Question 21

Convert to a percent:

A) 1.3%
B) .13%
C) 13%
D) 130%

Question 22

Convert to a percent:

A) 18.125%
B) 1.8125%
C) 181.25%
D) 1,812.5%

Question 23

Convert to a percent:

A) 4.446%
B) 44.46%
C) 444.6%
D) .4446%

Question 24

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

A)
B)
C)
D)

Question 25

Convert to a percent: .67

A) 6.7%
B) 670%
C) 67%
D) .67%

Question 26

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

Question 27

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

Question 28

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

A) .82
B)
C)
D)

Question 29

Convert to a percent:

A) .68%
B) 6.8%
C) .068%
D) 68%

Question 30

What number is 84.5% of 280?

A) 236.60
B) 2.37
C) 331.36
D) 238.00

Question 31

What number is 29.5% of 910?

A) 30.85
B) 29.50
C) 268.45
D) 273.00

Question 32

Convert to a percent: .88

A) 8.8%
B) 88%
C) .88%
D) 880%

Question 33

Convert to a decimal:

A) 5.5
B) .055
C) 550
D) .55

Question 34

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

Question 35

Convert to a percent:

A) 1.45%
B) 145%
C) .180%
D) 180%

Question 36

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

A)
B)
C)
D)

Question 37

What number is 71.5% of 600?

A) 8.39
B) 171
C) 429
D) 839

Question 38

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

A)
B)
C)
D) 11.75

Question 39

What number is 14.25% of 1978?

A) 281.865
B) 28.1865
C) 281
D) 282

Question 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

Question 41

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

Question 42

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%

Question 43

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

Question 44

What percent of 700 is 353.5?

A) 50.5%
B) 49.5%
C) .505%
D) .495%

Question 45

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%

Question 46

167.48 is 53% of what number?

A) 89
B) 316
C) 356
D) 227

Question 47

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%

Question 48

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

A) 61%
B) 39%
C) 16%
D) 84%

Question 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

Question 50

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%

Question 51

307.7 is 34% of what number?

A) 9.05
B) 104.618
C) 203.082
D) 905

Question 52

31.5 is 10.5% of what number?

A) 300
B) 32
C) 33
D) 35

Question 53

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%

Question 54

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%

Question 55

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

Question 56

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

Question 57

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

A) 80%
B) 8%
C) 50%
D) 62%

Question 58

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

Question 59

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%

Question 60

What percent of 940 is 427.7?

A) 45.5%
B) 54.5%
C) 22.0%
D) 78.0%

Question 61

Convert the percent to a decimal: 516%

Question 62

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

Question 63

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

Question 64

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

Question 65

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%

Question 66

Convert the percent to a decimal: .95%

Question 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

Question 68

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

Question 69

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

Question 70

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

Question 71

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

Question 72

Convert the percent to a decimal: 192%

Question 73

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%

Question 74

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

Question 75

Convert the percent to a decimal: 24.8%

Question 76

Convert the percent to a decimal:

Question 77

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

Question 78

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

Question 79

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

Question 80

Convert the percent to a decimal: .08%