Percentage Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A quantity rises from 40 to 50. What is the percentage increase?
20%
10%
25%
40%
2. A survey has 80 participants, and 15% choose one option. How many participants chose it?
8
12
10
15
3. A value of 200 increases by 10% and then decreases by 10%. What is the final value?
180
200
198
202
4. Thirty is what percentage of 120?
25%
20%
30%
40%
5. Which is larger: 35% of 80 or 28% of 100?
35% of 80 is larger by 7
They are equal
35% of 80 is larger by 2
28% of 100 is larger by 7
6. After a 30% discount, a desk costs $56. What was its original price?
$86
$72.80
$74
$80
7. Which decimal is equivalent to 25%?
25.0
2.5
0.025
0.25
8. What is 120% of 75?
80
90
95
120
9. A class has 24 students, and 75% submit an assignment on time. How many students submit on time?
16
17
20
18
10. An estimate is 48, while the actual value is 50. Using the actual value as the base, what is the percentage error?
4.17%
2%
4%
96%
11. A $50 jacket is discounted by 20%. What is the sale price?
$40
$35
$45
$30
12. What percentage is equivalent to the fraction 3/5?
35%
60%
65%
80%
13. A shop applies a 20% discount and then a further 25% discount to the reduced price. What single discount is equivalent to both reductions?
40%
35%
50%
45%
14. Support for a proposal rises from 40% to 55%. By how many percentage points did it rise?
10 percentage points
37.5 percentage points
27.3 percentage points
15 percentage points
15. An item costs $240 before 7.5% sales tax. What is the total price?
$247.50
$256.50
$258.00
$420.00
16. You want to leave an 18% tip on a $45 bill. How much is the tip?
$8.10
$7.20
$6.30
$9.00