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Jennifer bought a box of Crunchy Grain cereal. The nutrition facts on the box state that a serving size of the cereal is cup and provides 210 calories, 50 of which are calories from fat. In addition, each serving of the cereal provides 180 milligrams of potassium, which is 5% of the daily allowance for adults. If p percent of an adult’s daily allowance of potassium is provided by x servings of Crunchy Grain cereal per day, which of the following expresses p in terms of x ?

A school district is forming a committee to discuss plans for the construction of a new high school. Of those invited to join the committee, 15% are parents of students, 45% are teachers from the current high school, 25% are school and district administrators, and the remaining 6 individuals are students. How many more teachers were invited to join the committee than school and district administrators?

What was the percent increase of the minimum wage from 1960 to 1970?

The manager of an online news service received the report above on the number of subscriptions sold by the service. The manager estimated that the percent increase from 2012 to 2013 would be double the percent increase from 2013 to 2014. How many subscriptions did the manager expect would be sold in 2014?

The line graph shows the total amount of snow, in inches, recorded each year in Washington, DC, from 2003 to 2015. If is the percent decrease in the annual snowfall from 2003 to 2007, what is the value of p ?

What percentage of $300$ is $75$?

The cost of a certain shirt is $20 before a 5% sales tax is added. What is the total cost, including sales tax, to purchase the shirt?

For the finale of a TV show, viewers could use either social media or a text message to vote for their favorite of two contestants. The contestant receiving more than 50% of the vote won. An estimated 10% of the viewers voted, and 30% of the votes were cast on social media. Contestant 2 earned 70% of the votes cast using social media and 40% of the votes cast using a text message. Based on this information, which of the following is an accurate conclusion?

During the first month of sales, a company sold 1,300,000 units of a certain type of smartphone. During the same month, 15% of the units sold were returned. If sales and the return rate remain the same for each of the next 5 months, about how many units of this smartphone will be returned to the company during this 6-month period?

Last year, $200$ students enrolled in an interior design program. This year, the number of students enrolled is $147\%$ of last year’s number. How many students are enrolled in the interior design program this year?

Last year, Cedric had $35$ plants in his garden. This year, the number of plants in Cedric’s garden is $60\%$ greater than the number of plants in his garden last year. How many plants does Cedric have in his garden this year?

What is $23\%$ of $100$?

Which expression represents the result of increasing a positive quantity $w$ by $43\%$?

The population of City A increased by $7\%$ from $2015$ to $2016$. If the $2016$ population is $k$ times the $2015$ population, what is the value of $k$?

What is $10\%$ of $470$?

Which of the following represents the result of increasing the quantity x by 9%, where ?

The number k is 36% greater than 50. If k is the product of 50 and r, what is the value of r ?

The number $a$ is $70\%$ less than the positive number $b$. The number $c$ is $80\%$ greater than $a$. The number $c$ is how many times $b$?

$210$ is $p\%$ greater than $30$. What is the value of $p$?

The value of $z$ is $1.13$ times $100$. The value of $z$ is what percent greater than $100$?

The length of the base of a certain parallelogram is $89\%$ of the height of the parallelogram. Which expression represents the length of the base of the parallelogram, where $h$ is the height of the parallelogram?

The table above shows a summary of 1,200 responses to a survey question. Based on the table, how many of those surveyed get most of their medical information from either a doctor or the Internet?

Of $\mathrm{900,000}$ beads, $\mathrm{828,000}$ are silver. What percentage of the beads are silver?

The population of Greenville increased by $7\%$ from $2015$ to $2016$. If the $2016$ population is $k$ times the $2015$ population, what is the value of $k$?

In a group, $40$% of the items are red. Of all the red items in the group, $30$% also have stripes. What percentage of the items in the group are red with stripes?