Basic Mathematics for College Students

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CHAPTER 6 TEST



  1. Fill in the blanks.
    a. means parts per one hundred.
    b. The key words in a percent sentence translate as
    follows:

    • translates to an equal symbol 

    • translates to multiplication that is shown
      with a raised dot 

    • numberor percenttranslates to an
      unknown number that is represented by a
      variable.
      c. In the percent sentence “5 is 25% of 20,” 5 is the
      , 25% is the percent, and 20 is the.
      d. When we use percent to describe how a quantity
      has increased compared to its original value, we
      are finding the percent of.
      e. interest is interest earned only on the
      original principal. interest is interest
      paid on the principal and previously earned interest.



  2. a.Express the amount of the figure that is shaded as a
    percent, as a fraction, and as a decimal.
    b. What percent of the figure is not shaded?

  3. In the illustration below, each set of 100 square
    regions represents 100%. Express as a percent the
    amount of the figure that is shaded. Then express that
    percent as a fraction and as a decimal.
    4. Write each percent as a decimal.


a. 67% b.12.3% c.


  1. Write each percent as a decimal.
    a. 0.06% b.210% c.55.375%

  2. Write each fraction as a percent.


a. b. c.


  1. Write each decimal as a percent.
    a. 0.19 b.3.47 c.0.005

  2. Write each decimal or whole number as a percent.
    a. 0.667 b. 2 c.0.9

  3. Write each percent as a fraction. Simplify, if possible.
    a. 55% b.0.01% c.125%

  4. Write each percent as a fraction. Simplify, if possible.


a. b.37.5% c.8%


  1. Write each fraction as a percent. Give the exact
    answer and an approximation to the nearest tenth of
    a percent.


a. b.

16


9


1


30


6


2


3


%


28


25


5


8


1


4


9


3


4


%


588

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