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Sunny’s Surf Shop sold 20 surfboards last week. This week, they will sell 320 percent as many. How many surfboards will Sunny’s sell this week?

A
16
B
64
C
160
D
640
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Which equation can be used to find 150 percent of 500?

A
StartFraction 150 times 5 Over 100 times 5 EndFraction = StartFraction 750 Over 500 EndFraction
Option A
B
StartFraction 500 times 5 Over 100 times 5 EndFraction = StartFraction 2500 Over 500 EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction 150 times 1 Over 500 times 1 EndFraction = StartFraction 150 Over 500 EndFraction
Option C
D
StartFraction 100 times 3.3 Over 150 times 3.3 EndFraction = StartFraction 330 Over 495 EndFraction
Option D
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The science center has 200 people in attendance on Monday. The center expects Saturday’s attendance to be 140 percent of Monday’s attendance. Natasha is trying to figure out how many people will be in attendance. Her work is shown below. 70 people will be in attendance.What mistake did Natasha make?

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Natasha should have multiplied 140 by 2.
B
Natasha should have divided 100 by 2.
C
Natasha should have added 140 and 200.
D
Natasha should have multiplied 140 and 200.
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The school band sold T-shirts to raise money for an upcoming trip. The band sold 400 T-shirts on Saturday. On Sunday, it will sell 30 percent of that amount. Which statements are true about the number of T-shirts that the band will sell on Sunday? Check all that apply.

A
The answer will be less than 400 because 30 is less than 100.
B
The answer will be greater than 400 because 30 percent is greater than 100.
C
(100)(4) = 400, so 30(4) is the number of T-shirts the band will sell on Sunday.
D
400 + 30 is the number of T-shirts the band will sell on Sunday.
E
The band will sell 430 T-shirts on Sunday.
F
The band will sell 120 T-shirts on Sunday.
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There are 25 trees on the Jackson’s property. Twenty percent of the trees are oak trees. Which equation can be used to find the number of oak trees on the property?

A
StartFraction 25 divided by 1 Over 20 divided by 1 EndFraction = StartFraction 25 Over 20 EndFraction
Option A
B
StartFraction 100 times 5 Over 20 times 5 EndFraction = StartFraction 500 Over 100 EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction 20 times 4 Over 25 times 4 EndFraction = StartFraction 80 Over 100 EndFraction
Option C
D
StartFraction 20 divided by 4 Over 100 divided by 4 EndFraction = StartFraction 5 Over 25 EndFraction
Option D
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Of the 800 people who visited the zoo on Monday, 65 percent were children. How many children visited the zoo on Monday?

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Which equation can be used to find 30 percent of 600?

A
StartFraction 600 times 6 Over 100 times 6 EndFraction = StartFraction 3600 Over 600 EndFraction
Option A
B
StartFraction 30 times 6 Over 100 times 6 EndFraction = StartFraction 180 Over 600 EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction 100 times 20 Over 30 times 20 EndFraction = StartFraction 2000 Over 600 EndFraction
Option C
D
StartFraction 30 times 1 Over 600 times 1 EndFraction = StartFraction 30 Over 600 EndFraction
Option D
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Nine hundred light bulbs are packaged and shipped to a retail store. Thirteen percent of the light bulbs arrive broken. Which equation can be used to find the number of light bulbs that were broken?

A
StartFraction 13 times 9 Over 100 times 9 EndFraction = StartFraction 117 Over 900 EndFraction
Option A
B
StartFraction 13 times 9 Over 900 times 9 EndFraction = StartFraction 117 Over 8100 EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction 100 divided by 9 Over 900 divided by 9 EndFraction = StartFraction 11.1 Over 100 EndFraction
Option C
D
StartFraction 900 divided by 9 Over 13 divided by 9 EndFraction = StartFraction 100 Over 1.4 EndFraction
Option D
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Three hundred vehicles are parked in a parking garage. Seventy percent of the vehicles are midsized cars. Which equation can be used to find the number of midsized cars in the parking garage?

A
StartFraction 300 divided by 3 Over 70 divided by 3 EndFraction = StartFraction 100 Over 23.3 EndFraction
Option A
B
StartFraction 100 divided by 3 Over 300 divided by 3 EndFraction = StartFraction 33 Over 100 EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction 70 times 3 Over 300 times 3 EndFraction = StartFraction 210 Over 900 EndFraction
Option C
D
StartFraction 70 times 3 Over 100 times 3 EndFraction = StartFraction 210 Over 300 EndFraction
Option D
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There are 50 animals in a shelter. Sixty percent of the animals are dogs. Which equation can be used to find the number of dogs in the shelter?

A
StartFraction 60 divided by 2 Over 100 divided by 2 EndFraction = StartFraction 30 Over 50 EndFraction
Option A
B
StartFraction 100 times 2 Over 50 times 2 EndFraction = StartFraction 200 Over 100 EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction 50 divided by 1 Over 60 divided by 1 EndFraction = StartFraction 50 Over 60 EndFraction
Option C
D
StartFraction 60 times 2 Over 50 times 2 EndFraction = StartFraction 120 Over 100 EndFraction
Option D

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