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Understanding Percent: Chapter Review
1. a) What is 0.0235 as a percent?
7. Show 130% on the hundred grid below.
b) What is 0.0235 as a fraction?
8. Show 0.75% on the hundred grid below.
2. a) What is 135% as a decimal?
b) What is 135% as a fraction?
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3. a) What is 8 as a decimal?
9. Suppose a real estate agent receives 5%
commission on the first $250 000of a
house’s selling and 7% on the remaining
amount. If a house sells for $423 000, how
much commission does the real estate agent
make on the sale of the house?
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b) What is 8 as a percent?
4. What is 30% of 98?
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5. What is 155% of 45?
6. What is 127% of 350?
10. A census recorded the population of a
town at 50 000. The population of the town
increased by 0.7% the first year and 0.7%
again the second year. What was the
population at the end of two years? Round
your number to the nearest whole number.
11. The Enduroman Arch to Arc
Triathlon runs from the Marble Arch in
London, England to the Arc de Triomphe in
Paris, France. The triathlon starts with a
140 km jog through London and the English
countryside, from London’s Marble Arch to
Dover on the Kent coast. This is followed by
a 33.8 km swim across the English Channel
to the French coast. Finally, the race ends
with a 287.7 km bike from Calais to the Arc
de Triomphe in Paris.
Only 13 athletes have ever completed the
challenge. The fastest time ever recorded
for this race is 73 hours and 39 minutes.
Rachael Cadman was the first female
finisher and completed the race in 97 hours
and 37 minutes.
b) Express each percent from part a) as a
decimal and as a fraction.
Run – decimal
Run – fraction
Swim – decimal
Swim – fraction
a) What percent of the race distance is each
component? Express your answer to the
nearest tenth of a percent.
Bike – decimal
Total Distance =
Run:
Bike – fraction
Swim:
Bike: