Test PracticeT
354 PercentC 19. CHALLENGE The Leather Depot buys a coat from a supplier for $90
wholesale and marks up the price by 40%. What is the retail price
including 7% tax?- OPEN ENDED Give an example of the regular price of an item and the
total cost including sales tax if the tax rate is 5.75%. - Which One Doesn’t Belong? In each pair, the first value is the regular price
of an item and the second value is the price with gratuity. Identify the
pair that does not belong with the other three. Explain.
$30, $34.50
$54, $64.80
$16, $18.40
$90, $103.50- E WRITE MATH Describe two methods for finding the total price of a
bill that includes a 20% tip. Which method do you prefer? Explain.
Find each percent of change. Round to the nearest whole percent if necessary.
State whether the percent of change is an increase or decrease. (Lesson 3B)- 4 hours to 6 hours 26. $500 to $456
- 20.5 meters to 35.5 meters 28. 80 books to 110 books
- FINANCIAL LITERACY Bethany has to pay a 20% handling fee on a
book she ordered online. Explain how to use mental math to find
a reasonable handling fee on Bethany’s book. (Lesson 2D) - Ms. Taylor bought a water tube to pull
behind her boat. The tube cost $87.00
and 9% sales tax was added at the
register. Ms. Taylor gave the cashier five
$20 bills. How much change should she
have received?
A. $4.83
B. $5.17
C. $94.83
D. $117.00 - Prices for several cell phones are listed
in the table below. It shows the regular
price p and the price with tax t.
Phone Regular Price (p) Price with Tax (t)
Flip phone $80 $86.40
Slide phone $110 $118.80
Picture phone $120 $129.60Which formula can be used to calculate
the price with tax?
F. t = p × 0.8 H. t = p × 0.08
G. t = p - 0.8 I. t = p × 1.08sary.345_363_C06_L3_895130.indd 354 12/30/09 4:09 PM