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A pair of gloves retails for \(\$ 17.89\). If the sales tax is \(8 \frac{1}{2} \%\), what is the total cost of the gloves? A. \(\$ 19.32\) B. \(\$ 19.41\) C. \(\$ 26.39\) D. \(\$ 32.20\)

A game console that lists for \(\$ 159.95\) is on sale at a discount of \(15 \%\). If there is a \(5 \frac{1}{4} \%\) sales tax, how much will Jane pay for the console? (Round up to a whole cent.) A. \(\$ 143.10\) B. \(\$ 168.35\) C. \(\$ 180.20\) D. \(\$ 183.94\)

A bag of Spot's dog food usually costs \(\$ 36.99\). It is on sale today at \(20 \%\) off. In addition, his owner has a coupon good for \(10 \%\) off any purchase. What is the cost of the dog food before sales tax? A. \(\$ 33.29\) B. \(\$ 29.59\) C. \(\$ 26.63\) D. \(\$ 25.89\)

Sydney buys her textbooks online and spends \(\$ 1147\). The sales tax in her town is \(5 \frac{3}{4} \%\), but the bookseller does not charge tax on Internet sales. Before she pays for shipping, how much has she saved by not paying sales tax? (Round to the nearest cent.) A. \(\$ 6.60\) B. \(\$ 57.35\) C. \(\$ 65.95\) D. \(\$ 68.82\)

After paying a \(6 \frac{1}{4} \%\) sales tax, Jerome paid \(\$ 135.20\) for a set of Blu-ray discs that listed for \(\$ 149.70\) but was on sale at a discount. To the nearest whole percent, what was the discount on the set before sales tax? A. \(6 \%\) B. \(7 \%\) C. \(14 \%\) D. \(15 \%\)

There are about 150 million registered voters in the United States. Pollsters question 2056 of them to get an accurate prediction of an upcoming vote, to a plus or minus \(4 \%\) accuracy. Approximately what percent of the voters is this? A. \(0.0014 \%\) B. \(0.014 \%\) C. \(0.14 \%\) D. \(1.4 \%\)

The number of traffic accidents in our city has dropped by \(17 \%\) this year. If last year's total was 475 , what is this year's total? A. 281 B. 394 C. 400 D. 600

A fully fueled AeroTrans 474 passenger jet airplane weighs 987,000 pounds at takeoff. it carries 422,000 pounds of fuel. What percent of the aircraft's takeoff weight is fuel? A. \(23 \%\) B. \(43 \%\) C. \(57 \%\) D. \(77 \%\)

Levi paid \(\$ 180.00\) for a set of dishes listed at \(\$ 225.00\). What was the discount, to the nearest percent? A. \(80 \%\) B. \(53 \%\) C. \(20 \%\) D. \(12.5 \%\)

Federal tax on airline tickets is \(7.5 \%\). How much does a ticket for a round trip to Orlando from Chicago, listed at \(\$ 269\), cost after taxes? A. \(\$ 289.18\) B. \(\$ 299.22\) C. \(\$ 314.29\) D. \(\$ 370.75\)