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P rei CA
hange P erAen tage Ahange
H ) $ 2 7 . 0 0 $ 0 . 5 4
I) $ 3 1 . 0 0 $ 0 . 6 2
J ) $ 4 0 . 0 0 $ 1 . 0 0
K ) $ 7 5 . 0 0 % 3 . 0 0
L ) $ 1 0 . 0 0 $ 1 . 7 0
M ) $ 5 0 . 0 0 $ 2 . 5 0
N ) B anana R epublic® makes 14% of Gap®’s estimated $16 billion in sales. What are BR’s sales?
O ) Europe’s population is approximately 480 million. By 2014, the European Union population is
expected to drop to 450 million. What percentage change is that?
figu re: Try to estimate some of the percentages in your head, and then work out the others without a
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calculator. Round off the answers as you would during a case question. (Worth noting, These are from a
fifth-grade math test.)
P )60% of 70 =____ Q )25% of 124 =____ R )68% of 68 =____ S )12% of 83 =____
T) 23% of 60 =____ U )27% of 54 =____ V )13% of 19 =____ B )65% of 80 =____
X )78% of 45 =____ Y )78% of 90 =____
A rsw ers:
A) about 18% B) about $500 C) $18,750 D) $38.16 E) $87,500 F) 315 G) 60% H) 2% I)
2% J) 2.5% K) 4% L) 17% M) 5%
N) approximately $2.3 billion O) Europe’s population drops by around -6 percent P) 42 Q) 31
R)46 S)10 T) 14 U) 15 V) 2 W) 52 X) 35 Y) 70