Practice Set

After the announcement of a sale, a bookstore sold of all its books in stock. On the following day, this bookstore sold

4,000 more books. Now only of the number of books in stock before the sale remain in the store. How many books were

in stock before the announcement of the sale?

1.

(A) 8,000

(B) 10,000

(C) 12,000

(D) 15,000

(E) 20,000

Brad bought a radio on sale at a 20% discount from its regular price of $118. If there is an 8% sales tax that is calculated on

the sale price, how much did Brad pay for the radio?

2.

(F) $23.60

(G) $86.85

(H) $94.40

(J) $101.95

(K) $127.44

Sheila charges $5.00 per haircut during the weekdays. On Saturday, she charges $7.50 per haircut. If Sheila has 6 customers

each day of the week except Sunday, how much money does she earn in the five weekdays and Saturday?

3.

(A) $150.00

(B) $175.00

(C) $180.00

(D) $195.00

(E) $210.00

The original price of a television decreases by 20 percent. By what percent must the price increase to reach its original

value?

4.