Question 1Mid
of a number is 32. What is of that number?
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Answer: B — 40
If of the number is 32, then the number is . Half of 80 is 40.
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On the SHSAT Mathematics section, Percentages (incl. percent change) covers finding a percent of a quantity, recovering an original from a known percent, and working percent increase, decrease, and discounts.
A student has to pick the correct base, convert a percent to a fraction or decimal, and reverse a change instead of applying it to the final figure. The exam uses short word problems that give a result after a percent of a number, an increase, or a markdown and ask for another percent of the same original or for the starting value.
Answer choices are nearby amounts from the wrong base or from treating a sale price as original.
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Question 2Mid
After the number of volunteers increased by , there were 92 volunteers. How many volunteers were there before the increase?
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Answer: B — 80
92 is of the original number, so the original number is .
Question 3Mid
A jacket is discounted by and sells for 42.00. What was the original price of the jacket?
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Answer: C — 60.00
If the original price is , then the sale price is . Since , divide by 0.70 to get . The original price was 60.00.
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