Percent Off — Calculation & Practice
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- So you've decided to buy an official Expii cowboy hat. The hat originally cost 50\5050, but as a longtime user of the site, you get a 25%25\%25% discount. In other words, there …
By Liza Sulkin, Jonathan Heller, Caroline K, Joshua Siktar
- (Video) Percent Discount by Mario's Math Tutoring This video by Mario's Math Tutoring goes over a bunch of great examples of how to calculate percent discount and prices related…
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- Percent Discount Say you're at the store and you see a cute bracelet that costs 12.\12.12. You think to yourself, "This sucks. I only have 10\1010 on me, but I really want to bu…
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Problems 23
- Your morning coffee costs 2.15\2.152.15, but as a loyal customer, you get 20%20\%20% off today. How much does your coffee cost?
- If the discount price of an item is equal to the original price minus the discount price, what is the discount?
- If the discount price of a sweater is one fourth of its original price, what is the discount?
- You want a new shirt which costs 18\1818. The store is having a 30%30\%30% off sale. How much does the shirt cost?
- A pet store is having a sale on its parrots. If you were able to buy one for 180\180180 after a 10%10\%10% discount, what was the original price of a parrot?
- A plant store is having a sale on cactuses. If you were able to buy two cactuses for 21\2121 after a 40%40\%40% discount, what was the original price of a cactus?
- A hat store is having a buy one get one 50%50\%50% off sale. All the hats in the store cost 24\2424. Assuming the discount can be for every group of two hats, how much would 444…
- A mattress store is having is having a 90%90\%90% off sale on full size mattresses, which usually cost 100\100100. How many discounted mattresses can you get for 200\200200?
- Which of the following is the correct relationship between an original price, a discount, and a discounted price?
- A furniture store is offering two promotions on lamps: ∙\bullet∙ Buy two lamps, get two lamps 50%50\%50% off ∙\bullet∙ Buy three lamps, get one free Assuming all lamps cost the …
- A store is having a buy two get one free promotion on pencils. What is an equivalent discount?
- A store is having a buy three get three free promotion on soap. What is an equivalent discount?
- A movie ticket is usually 12\1212, but you have a 50%50\%50% off coupon. How much does the ticket cost now?
- A car dealership usually sells cars for 25,000\25{,}00025,000. After a promotion, customers pay 17,500\17{,}50017,500 for a car. What is the promotional discount?
- After a 35%35\%35% off sale, a book costs 13\1313. What was the original price of the book?
- After a 85%85\%85% off sale, a calendar costs 454545 cents. What was the original price of the book?
- A mug usually costs 4\44, but a thrift store sells mugs for two for 1.50\1.501.50. What is the discount on one mug?
- A flower shop sells sunflowers for 1\11 each, or five for 3.50\3.503.50. What is the per flower discount in the bouquet?
- Liza wants to dye her hair red. Her local beauty supply store is selling hair dye for 8\88 per box. Liza needs three boxes of dye for her whole head, and she has a coupon for 25…
- The grocery store is having a sale on bananas. After a 60%60\%60% discount, the bananas are 444444 cents each. What was the original cost of a banana?
- Sylvia bought a box of donuts for 15\1515. Alex also bought a box of donuts on a discount, and he spent 6\66 less than Sylvia. What was the discount (as a percentage)?
- A laptop normally priced at 1200\12001200 is 15%15\%15% off. You have 1000\10001000 to spend. Can you afford the laptop?
- Jonathan is looking to buy a CD at a music store. He has 8\88 on him, and the CD is 14\1414. Which of the following is the lowest discount he would need to be able to afford the…