Last updated: October 22, 2026 · Written by the Math Made Easy math teachers
Looking for a percent problems quiz? Then this Grade 7 quiz on Solving Multistep Percent Problems with Tax, Tips and Discounts asks 10 multiple-choice questions with instant feedback. These ten questions mix tax, tips, discounts, markups, commission and simple interest. Work out each answer before you look at the choices, then read the explanation to see which common mistake each wrong option comes from.
Standards: 7.RP.A.3 · Level: Grade 7
What this Solving Multistep Percent Problems with Tax, Tips and Discounts quiz checks
- Percent of an amount: change the percent to a decimal and multiply.
- Tax, tips and markups multiply by 1 plus the rate; discounts multiply by 1 minus the rate.
- Commission equals the commission rate times the sales.
- Simple interest is I = Prt, with r as a decimal and t in years.
- Successive discounts multiply; they do not add.
The 10 questions of the quiz
- What is a 15% tip on a $46 meal?
- What is the sale price?
- Which expression gives the total cost of an item priced at x dollars with 8% sales tax?
- How much simple interest does $900 earn at 5% per year for 2 years?
- A 20% discount is followed by an extra 10% discount. What is the total discount?
- What is the total?
- A salesperson earns 4% commission on $7,500 in sales. How much is the commission?
- A $2,000 deposit earns $240 in simple interest over 3 years. What is the annual rate?
- A store pays $50 for a lamp and sells it for $80. What is the percent markup based on cost?
- A restaurant bill including a 20% tip is $72. What was the bill before the tip?
After the quiz
Missed a question? Reread the Solving Multistep Percent Problems with Tax, Tips and Discounts lesson, then take the quiz again. Next, solve the Grade 7 worksheet on Solving Multistep Percent Problems with Tax, Tips and Discounts, one star first, then two and three stars. Finally, take the chapter test under real conditions, without notes and with a timer.
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