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1. 372 square feet The sports Zone originally sold in-line skates for $160.00. The store now sells a pair of skates for $136.00. What was the percent of decrease in the cost of the skates?

2. 15% Juan Gonzalez was at bat 80 times this season. He hit the ball 45 times. What percent of the time did he hit the ball?

3. 56.25% Jeff bought a car at a car auction. He did some repair work on the car and sold it to make a $1,250 profit. The profit was 25% of the cost of the car. What was the car’s cost?

4. $5000 Nancy bought a pair of designer jeans originally priced at $45 for 25% off. She bought a $28 pair of shoes for 20% off. How much did Nancy pay for her purchases, before tax was added?

5. $56.15 Mrs. Romain used the senior citizens discount of 15% offered at Ross department store. She purchased 2 blouses priced at $14.00 and $29.50, and three pairs of shoes that cost $65 each. How much did Mrs. Romain save with the discount?

6. $37.88 A major drink company did a survey; 32 people named the drink company’s cola as their favorite beverage. These people represent 20% of all of the people surveyed. How many people were surveyed?

7. 160 Henry sold $400 at his job as a shoe salesman. He worked 13 hours at $6.50 per hour. He earns 15% commission on sales. What is the total amount of Henry’s earnings?

8. $144.50 Mark purchased a backpack for $15.48, 3 captain chairs at $8.88 each and a football for $24.88. Everything was at a 35% discount. Find the total cost of Mark’s purchase before tax is added.

9. $43.55 Esai received a 20% discount on a refrigerator that regularly cost $647. If the tax rate is 7%, how much did Esai spend? (Take the tax on the discounted price!)

10. $553.83 Angus is painting a room with 600 square feet of wall space that needs to be painted. He has painted 38% of the walls already. What area of the walls has Angus NOT painted?