This test covers multistep percent problems: sales tax, tips, markups, discounts, commission and simple interest, standard 7.RP.A.3. It has 8 questions worth 20 points in total. Show all work, round money to the nearest cent, and label answers with dollars. Allow about 45 minutes.
- Grade: Grade 7
- Chapter: Percent Problems: Tax, Tips, Markups and Discounts
- Common Core: 7.RP.A.3
- Time: 45 minutes
- Total: 20 points (Question 1: 2 pts; Question 2: 2 pts; Question 3: 3 pts; Question 4: 3 pts; Question 5: 2 pts; Question 6: 3 pts; Question 7: 3 pts; Question 8: 2 pts)
Question 1: Sales tax (2 points)
A helmet costs $34. The sales tax rate is 6%.
- Find the amount of sales tax. (1 point)
- Find the total cost. (1 point)
Question 2: Restaurant tip (2 points)
Jamal pays a dinner bill of $48 and leaves an 18% tip.
- Find the amount of the tip. (1 point)
- Find the total Jamal pays. (1 point)
Question 3: Sweater discount (3 points)
A sweater regularly costs $72 and is 35% off.
- Find the amount of the discount. (1 point)
- Find the sale price. (1 point)
- What percent of the regular price does the customer pay? (1 point)
Question 4: Bookstore markup (3 points)
A bookstore pays $8.00 for a notebook and sells it for $11.20.
- Find the markup in dollars. (1 point)
- Find the markup as a percent of the cost. (1 point)
- The store uses the same percent markup on a book that costs $15.00. Find the selling price. (1 point)
Question 5: Commission (2 points)
Aisha earns a 4.5% commission on her sales at an electronics store.
- Find her commission on $6,400 of sales. (1 point)
- How much must she sell to earn $450 in commission? (1 point)
Question 6: Simple interest (3 points)
Noah deposits $2,500 in an account that earns 3.2% simple interest per year.
- Find the interest earned in 5 years. (1 point)
- Find the balance after 5 years. (1 point)
- After how many years will the interest earned be $240? (1 point)
Question 7: Jeans on sale (3 points)
Maya buys jeans that cost $55. They are 25% off, and then a 7% sales tax is charged on the sale price. Round money to the nearest cent.
- Find the sale price. (1 point)
- Find the sales tax. (1 point)
- Find the total cost. (1 point)
Question 8: Lamp discount (2 points)
After a 20% discount, a lamp costs $28.
- Find the original price. (1 point)
- Find the amount of the discount in dollars. (1 point)
See every chapter on the Grade 7 math page.