Discounts
A jacket costs $120. If the jacket is discounted 20%, how much money will be discounted from the original price?
$24
In a store, a shirt costs $28. If tax is 7.5%, what's the final cost of the shirt?
$30.10
Last year there were 250 students in the freshman class at Harvard. This year there are 220 students. What was the percent of change in admitted freshman?
12% decrease
You invest $470 in an account that pays 2.5% interest annually. How much interest will you make in 5 years?
$58.75
A $45 par of jeans is marked down 20%. If a 9% tax is added after the disclunt, what is the final cost of the jeans?
$39.24
A computer normally sells for $850. If it is on sale for 15% off, what is the new selling price?
$722.50
A pair of shoes costs the manufacturer $16 to make. If they are going to mark the shoes up by 275%, what will be the final cost of the shoes?
$44.00
The bill at a restaurant was $27.25. If after a tip you leave $31.61, what percent tip did you leave?
16%
You borrow $20,000 at a loan rate of 7.2% interest. How much interest will you owe after 3 years?
$4320.00
The population in Mill Valley was 8,200 people in 2021. That number increased by 10% in 2022. If from 2022, the population then decreased by 10% in 2023, what is the population in Mill Valley in 2023?
8118
A calculator sells for $15. It is marked down 8%. What is the discount?
$1.20
After eating a meal, the bill comes to $32.80. Tax is 8%. If you plan to tip 15% after tax is added, how much is your total bill?
$40.74
A phone sells for $690. If on sale the price is $510, what was the discount percent? (Round to the nearest tenth)
26.1% decrease
You invest in stocks. If you earn 12% interest on the stocks every year and you invested $600, how much will you have IN TOTAL after 2 years?
$744
After tax, a sweater costs $37.31. If the pre-tax price was $35, what is the tax rate?
6.6%
A $400 surfboard is discounted 10%. After it still doesn't sell, that price is then discounted another 15%. What is the final selling price of the surfboard?
$306
An Xbox game last year sold for $42. This year, the game is marked-up 11%. How much more expensive is the game this year?
$4.62
In 1990, the average price of a car was $15,000. Today, the average is $32,000. What is the percent of change in the average price of a car?
113 1/3% increase
If you borrow $1800 at an interest rate of 9%, how much MORE than your original loan will you owe in interest alone?!
$144
A real estate agent sells $3,400,000 worth of properties in a month. If they make a commission of 2.5% on everything they sell, how much did they make that month?
$85,000
A bill at a restaurant comes to $45.60. On your birthday, everyone gets 5% off. You also have a coupon for 20% off once the birthday discount is taken. If it's your birthday, what's the final cost of the meal?
$34.66
You add a 22% tip to your meal. If after adding the tip, the meal cost was $73.20, what was the cost before the tip (careful with this one!)
$60
In 2021, the number of Teslas on the road in Mill Valley was 2,042. In 2022, the number rose by 320 Teslas. If from 2022 to 2023, the number again rose by 50%, what is the POC from 2021 to 2023? (round to the nearest tenth)
73.5% increase
If after 10 years at 5.5% interest rate, you have earned $4,400 in interest, how much did you originally invest?
$8000
A watch that normally sells for $240 is on sale for 15% off. It doesn't sell, so they take an additional 8% off. If tax is then 7%, what is the final price of the watch?
$200.;82