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Business Calculations

Practical business math: percent, markups, payroll, statistics, and word problems.

About this event

Business Calculations is a practical business-math test taken under tight time pressure. It blends percent and markup problems, payroll and gross-pay calculations, discounts, and basic statistics (mean, median, mode, and simple probability), almost all delivered as word problems. Accuracy and speed both count - the strongest competitors can set up and solve each problem in well under a minute.

Test day

What to expect

60 minutes, 100 questions

You have 60 minutes to answer 100 multiple-choice questions. Each question has four options (A, B, C, D) with exactly one correct answer. There is no penalty for wrong answers -- always fill in your best guess.

Computer-graded, instant results

Tests are machine-scored. Questions are drawn from the official FBLA topic outline for this event, distributed proportionally across all topic areas. Expect a mix of recall (definitions, formulas), application (scenario-based), and analysis questions.

Top scorers advance

The highest-scoring competitors at each regional advance to the state competition. State winners compete at the National Leadership Conference (NLC). Study the official FBLA topic outline -- it lists the exact subject areas and their approximate weight on the test.

What's on the test

Percent & markupPayroll & gross payDiscount calculationsStatistics (mean, median, mode)ProbabilityWord problems

Study resources

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