REAL QUIZ  12.

SEC. 7.1

1. Write decimal as a percent: (a) 0.6 (a) 1.8

2. Write percent as a fraction or mixed number to lowest terms: (a) 35 % (b) 87.5 %

3. Write each fraction as a percent: (a) 1/8 (b) 7/9

SEC. 7.3

4. 7% of $480 is how much?  

5. 75 offices is what percent of 125 offices?

6. 75% of what number of wrenches is 675 wrenches?

SEC. 7.4

7.  Humans are 61.6 % water. If a teenager weighs 92 pounds, how much of that weight is

 water?

8. Doug had budgeted $220 for textbooks but ended up spending $316.80. The amount he

spent was what percent of his budget?

9. Alfonso earned a score of 95 % on his test. He did 40 problems correctly. How

many problems were on the test?

10. Jo works as a contract makeup artist in the theatre scene.  In January she cut her

price on make up jobs from $28.00 to $25.50 to get more business.. By what

percent did she decrease the price? 

SEC. 7.5

11. If the cost of an item is $7.00 and the  tax rate is 7 ½ %  , what is the amount of tax?

12. In the previous problem, what is the total cost?