Commission, taxes and fees
This is the amount of tax Joe will pay for a $15 shirt with 6% tax.
What is $0.90?
The amount of discount on a $30 item with a 25% discount.
What is $7.50
What is absolute error?
How many jumps a point is from zero
This is the equation for Percent Error.
What is X = abs(measured - actual) / actual x 100
Total bill for a $60 dinner with 20% tip.
What is $72
This is the amount of tax Sarah will spend on a sweater that costs $27 with a 7% tax.
What is $1.89?
What is the amount of the markup on an item that is originally $990, and it is marked up 30%?
What is $297
What is the absolute error in the estimated distance of 298 miles and the actual distance of 356 miles?
What is 58 miles
Measured amount = 62.5 g. Actual amount = 65.2 grams.
What is 4.14% error?
Total cost for a $110 dinner with 25% tip!
What is $137.50?
Change the percent to a decimal 1.97%
.0197
This is the sale price for an item regularly $65 with a 15% discount.
What is $55.25
What is the absolute error in the estimated distance of 1,902 miles and the actual distance of 1,674 miles?
What is 228 miles
This is the percent error of a measured value of 34.1 mL and an actual value of 34.58 mL.
What is 1.41% error?
This is the total cost of a baseball bat priced at $110 with 6.5% tax.
What is $117.15
If you buy a car for $6000 and the salesman gets 5%, how much commission does he make?
What is $300
This is the final price for an item costing $85.50 with a 20% discount.
What is $68.40
Ms. Riggs predicts the highest temperature of the day will be 31 degrees. The actual highest temperature is 27 degrees. What is the absolute error?
4 degrees
This is the percent error of a measured value of 0.156 cal/g and an actual value of 0.185 cal/g.
What is 15.68% error?
This is the total amount paid for a stereo that costs $59.99 with 7% tax.
What is $64.19
You have a credit card balance of $2456.78. The credit card company charges 22.9% interest (fee). How much interest are you charged this month?
What is $562.60
The wholesale price of a pair of shoes is $25. The company marks up the item 95%. Then, months later they put the item on sale for 20% off. How much can you buy the shoes for now?
What is $39.00
Ms. Riggs guesses that Texas is 2,056 miles from Maryland. Texas is actually 1,312 miles. What is the absolute error?
What is 744 Miles
This is the percent error of a measured value of 97.5 degrees and an actual value of 100 degrees.
What is 2.5% error?
You go out to eat at Applebee's and your meals cost $54.28. Tax is 6% and then you leave a 15% tip. How much money did your family spend at Applebee's?
What is $66.17