6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

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CHAPTER 12

Practice 12-1

Practice 12-2

Compute mentally.

1a.10% of 90 b.50% of 60

2a. 33 
^13 
% of 75 b.75% of 16

Compare. Use or .

3.27% of 50 20% of 50

4.60% of 80 60% of 160

Find the percentage of the number.

5a.45% of $900 b.8% of $125

Find the percent or rate.

6.What percent of 40 is 16?

7.57.6 is what percent of 96?

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8.Pam’s soccer team won 15 out of 24 games.

What percent of the games did Pam’s

team win?

1 9.Mel’s Market sells oranges two ways: 5 for

$.95 or 25¢ each. Which is the better buy?

10.In the football game, 62.5% of 24 passes were

completed. How many passes were completed?

11.There are 360 members of the health club.

11. 66
    ^23
    % are adults; the rest are students.
    11.How many health club members are adults?

12.Of the 48 new library books, 12 are

paperbacks. What percent are paperbacks?

13.The price of a personal stereo is 120% of last

year’s price of $35. Find the current price.

Compute the discount and sale price.

1a.basketball: $36 b.ice skates: $120

1a.rate of discount: 20%b.rate of discount: 35%

2a.swimsuit: $40 b.skateboard: $99

1a.rate of discount: 25%b.rate of discount: 33
^13 
%

Find the sales tax and total cost.

3a.hat: $15 b.belt: $9.50

1a.sales tax: 6% b.sales tax: 5%

4a.car: $12,500 b.motorcycle: $4,800

1a.sales tax: 5
^14 
% b.sales tax: 4
^12 
%

5.Maureen earns a 4% commission on computer

sales. Find her earnings on sales of $2600.

6.At a rate of commission of 6
^12 
%, how much

does Jack earn on sales of $8000?

7.A $480 DVD player is on sale at 25% off. The

sales tax is 3%. Find the total cost of the

purchase.

1 8.A furniture store salesperson earns a monthly

salary of $750 plus 5% commission on sales.

How much does he earn in July if he sells

$37,500 worth of furniture?

1 9.A telephone answering machine was reduced

in price from $120 to $96. Find the rate of

discount.

10.Draw a circle graph to show the cost of

keeping a pet dog for one year.

food $125 license $25

vet visits $75 dog toys $25

boarding $50

11.Which is the better buy: a $60 watch at 
^13 
off or

the same watch for $70 at 40% off?

12.The sales tax on a $48 item is $6. What

percent is the sales tax?

13.Mr. Ali sold four used cars last week for $1400,

$2140, $3300, and $1680. If his rate of

commission was 5%, how much commission

did he make on last week’s sales?

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