GED Math Review: Using Proportions with Percents

Questions:

1. A sweater shown above is on sale for 20% off. If the price tag lists the original price, how much would you save by buying it on sale?
• $7
• $9
• $12
• $14
2. Sidney's insurance paid 90% of the cost of getting his car fixed. If the repair bill was $625, how much did the insurance pay?
• $468.75
• $500.00
• $562.50
• $605.15
3. Aldora earns $1,344 per month. If 2.5% of her earnings goes to state income tax, how much does she pay per month in state income tax?
• $20.16
• $26.88
• $33.60
• $42.20
4. On a test, a student got 80% of the items correct. If the student got 56 items correct, how many items were on the test?
• 64
• 70
• 72
• 84
5. The Bulldogs won 18 games out of 45. Compare these two values. Which statement is true?

• The value on the left is greater than the value on the right.
• The value on the left is less than the value on the right.
• The value on the left is equal to the value on the right.
• The relationship between the values cannot be determined.
6. Eighty percent of the Usagi Express Company employees are drivers. If there are 300 drivers in the company, then _________ employees work for Usagi Express.

Answers:

1. $7
2. $562.50
3. $33.60
4. 70
5. The value on the left is less than the value on the right.
6. 375

Reference:

Complete Test Preparation for the GED Test 2014 by Steck-Vaughn