1. Rick renovated his home.
He made his bedroom 40% larger (length and width) than its
original size. If the original dimensions were 144 inches by 168 inches, how big is his room
now if measured in feet?
12 ft x 14 ft
16.8 ft x 19.6 ft
4.8 ft x 5.6 ft
201.6 ft x 235.2 ft
2. Maria paid $28.00 for a jacket that was discounted by 30%. What was the original price
of the jacket?
$36.00
$47.60
$40.00
$42.50
3. Derek received 6 job offers from the 15 interviews he did last month. Which ratio best
describes the relationship between the number of jobs he was not offered and the number
of jobs for which he interviewed?
6/15
15/6
3/5
2/3
4. Gordon purchased a television when his local electronics store had a sale. The television
was offered at 30% off its original price of $472. What was the sale price that Gordon paid?
$141.60
$225.70
$305.30
$330.40
5. Within a certain nursing program, 25% of the class wanted to work with infants, 60% of
the class wanted to work with the elderly, 10% of the class wanted to assist general
practitioners in private practices, and the rest were undecided. What fraction of the class
wanted to work with the elderly?
1/4
1/10
3/5
1/20
6. Veronica has to create the holiday schedule for the neonatal unit at her hospital. She
knows that 35% of the staff members will not be available because they are taking
vacation days during the holiday. Of the remaining staff members who will be available,
only 20% are certified to work in the neonatal unit. What percentage of the TOTAL staff is
certified and available to work in the neonatal unit during the holiday?
7%
13%
65%
80%
7. A patient requires a 30% decrease in the dosage of his medication. His current dosage is
340 mg. What will his dosage be after the decrease?
70
238
270
340
8. A study about anorexia was conducted on 100 patients. Within that patient population
70% were women, and 10% of the men were overweight as children. How many male
patients in the study were NOT overweight as children?
3
10
27
30
9. Susan is extremely excited about starting her first job as a nurse. Her gross annual salary
is $40,000. Susan contributes 10% of her salary before taxes to a retirement account. Then
she pays 25% of her remaining salary in state and federal taxes. Finally, she pays $30 per
month for health insurance. What is Susan’s annual take-home pay?
$25640
$25970
$26640
$26970
10. In order for a school to allow a vending machine to be placed next to the cafeteria, 65%
of the school’s population must ask for it. If 340 of the school’s 650 students have
requested the vending machines, how many more are needed to get the vending
machines?
75
83
89
99
