Grade 7 Unit 4 Assessment – Percents Use Google Read and Write to get the test read to you!
1. The price of a DVD is $24.00 plus 8% sales tax. What is the sales tax on the DVD in dollars and cents?
Record your answer and fill in the bubbles
on your answer document.
Be sure to use the correct place value.
2. A piece of furniture has a retail price of $3,200 and is on sale at a 30% discount. How much money will be saved if the piece of furniture is purchased at the sale price?
F $1,400
G $840
H $96
J $960
3. Pia spends $50 at the grocery store each week. She spends 20% of the amount on vegetables and fruit. Which of the following is the amount of money Pia will spend on vegetables and fruit at the grocery store during the next 3 weeks?
A $150
B $70
C $30
D $10
4. Russell has a collection of 1,200 pennies. Of these pennies, 25% are dated before 1980, 35% are dated from 1980 to 2000, and the rest are dated after 2000.
How many pennies in Russell’s collection are dated after 2000?
F 480
G 720
H 40
J 60
5. Mr. Martinez has 4 ice chests. He is placing 15 lunches in each ice chest. Each lunch contains a sandwich, a bag of chips, and a drink. 55% of these lunches contain a ham sandwich. Which of the following is the number of lunches that contain a ham sandwich?
A 33
B 8
C 60
D 10
6. The price of a sweater was reduced from $20 to $12. By what percentage was the sweater reduced?
F 8%
G 40%
H 60%
J 66%
7. Cassie wants to buy a pair of shoes for $26.50 and a shirt for $9.50. If the sales tax rate is 8.25%, what will be the amount of sales tax on Cassie’s purchase?
A $2.89
B $2.97
C $3.06
D $2.18
8. In six months, the membership at a fitness center went from 3,500 to 4,200. What was the percent of increase in the membership?
F 10%
G 83%
H 20%
J 16 %
9. The price of a television was reduced from $250 to $200. By what percentage was the price of television reduced?
A 20%
B 25%
C 80%
D 50%
10. Amanda increased the amount of protein she eats every day from 48 g to 54 g. By what percentage did Amanda increase the amount of protein she eats?
F 11.1%
G 88.9%
H 6%
J 12.5%
11. Last week a certain brand of hand lotion cost $3.00 for a 16-ounce bottle. This week the hand lotion is on sale for $2.40 for a 16-ounce bottle. What is the percent decrease in the price of the hand lotion?
A 16%
B 60%
C 20%
D 25%
12. Written response: Last week Trent made 80 on his quiz. This week he made 90. What is the percent increase in his score?
Explain the steps that you use to solve this problem and give your solution.
1. The price of a DVD is $24.00 plus 8% sales tax. What is the sales tax on the DVD in dollars and cents?
Record your answer and fill in the bubbles
on your answer document.
Be sure to use the correct place value.
2. A piece of furniture has a retail price of $3,200 and is on sale at a 30% discount. How much money will be saved if the piece of furniture is purchased at the sale price?
F $1,400
G $840
H $96
J $960
3. Pia spends $50 at the grocery store each week. She spends 20% of the amount on vegetables and fruit. Which of the following is the amount of money Pia will spend on vegetables and fruit at the grocery store during the next 3 weeks?
A $150
B $70
C $30
D $10
4. Russell has a collection of 1,200 pennies. Of these pennies, 25% are dated before 1980, 35% are dated from 1980 to 2000, and the rest are dated after 2000.
How many pennies in Russell’s collection are dated after 2000?
F 480
G 720
H 40
J 60
5. Mr. Martinez has 4 ice chests. He is placing 15 lunches in each ice chest. Each lunch contains a sandwich, a bag of chips, and a drink. 55% of these lunches contain a ham sandwich. Which of the following is the number of lunches that contain a ham sandwich?
A 33
B 8
C 60
D 10
6. The price of a sweater was reduced from $20 to $12. By what percentage was the sweater reduced?
F 8%
G 40%
H 60%
J 66%
7. Cassie wants to buy a pair of shoes for $26.50 and a shirt for $9.50. If the sales tax rate is 8.25%, what will be the amount of sales tax on Cassie’s purchase?
A $2.89
B $2.97
C $3.06
D $2.18
8. In six months, the membership at a fitness center went from 3,500 to 4,200. What was the percent of increase in the membership?
F 10%
G 83%
H 20%
J 16 %
9. The price of a television was reduced from $250 to $200. By what percentage was the price of television reduced?
A 20%
B 25%
C 80%
D 50%
10. Amanda increased the amount of protein she eats every day from 48 g to 54 g. By what percentage did Amanda increase the amount of protein she eats?
F 11.1%
G 88.9%
H 6%
J 12.5%
11. Last week a certain brand of hand lotion cost $3.00 for a 16-ounce bottle. This week the hand lotion is on sale for $2.40 for a 16-ounce bottle. What is the percent decrease in the price of the hand lotion?
A 16%
B 60%
C 20%
D 25%
12. Written response: Last week Trent made 80 on his quiz. This week he made 90. What is the percent increase in his score?
Explain the steps that you use to solve this problem and give your solution.