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Ratio Proportion Percent
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Subject
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math
Instructions:
Answer 24 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. For a proportion a/b=c/d - where b is not equal to 0 and d is not equal to zero - the cross products are ad and bc.
ratio
cross products
proportion
markup
2. The price a store pays for an item
percent
cross products
scale drawing
wholesale price
3. The percent of the principal earned or paid per year (e.g. 5% p.a.)
proportion
interest
annual interest rate
ratio
4. The amount by which the wholesale price is increased to get the retail price
ratio
markup
unit rate
annual interest rate
5. The money originally deposited or borrowed - on which interest and returns are calculated
annual interest rate
compound interest
scale drawing
principal
6. An equation that states that two ratios are equivalent
compound interest
proportion
scale drawing
circle graph
7. An amount of extra money given for good service (e.g. to a waiter - or taxi driver)
wholesale price
retail price
tip
cross products
8. A graph of data where the entire circle represents the whole or 100%
percent
principal
compound interest
circle graph
9. Percent of increase - the amount added to the total and paid to the government
scale
scale drawing
discount
tax
10. A comparison of two numbers by division
markup
interest
scale drawing
ratio
11. A rate with a denominator of 1
markup
unit rate
cross products
scale drawing
12. A fixed charge for borrowing money
compound interest
markup
interest
sale price
13. The percent of change when the new amount is less than the original (e.g. discount)
scale drawing
percent of decrease
discount
wholesale price
14. A ratio whose denominator is 100 - symbol is %
percent
unit rate
cross products
scale
15. The percent of change when the new amount is greater than the original (e.g. markup - tax - tip)
principal
retail price
compound interest
percent of increase
16. The relationship between a model or drawing's dimensions and the actual object's dimensions (e.g. 1in:3ft - or 1:36)
scale drawing
wholesale price
scale
tax
17. The amount by which the regular price of an item is decreased to help it sell more quickly; can be expressed as a %
rate
discount
compound interest
proportion
18. Ratios that have the same value
annual interest rate
rate
unit rate
equivalent ratio
19. A ratio that compares two quantities measured in different units (e.g. m/s - $/ft)
circle graph
unit rate
rate
interest
20. A diagram of an object in which the dimensions are in proportion to the actual dimensions of the object.
equivalent ratio
compound interest
markup
scale drawing
21. Interest calculated on both the principal and on any interest that has already been earned
scale model
scale
compound interest
cross products
22. A model of an object in which the dimensions are in proportion to the actual dimensions of the object.
scale model
equivalent ratio
unit rate
cross products
23. The price the customer pays for the item (also called regular selling price) - Wholesale Price + Markup
scale model
retail price
tip
circle graph
24. Special low price - after the regular price of an item is decreased by the discount - Original Price - Discount
sale price
markup
wholesale price
discount