Discounts
If a chicken laid 15 eggs in one month, and 27 eggs the next, would the change be a percent increase or percent decrease?
Increase
I purchased a set of golf balls regularly priced at $19.50. The sales tax is 7%. How much did I pay?
$20.87
I got 40% off when I purchased a rare comic book regularly priced at $54. How much did I pay?
What is $32.40.
If you started with 24 cupcakes, and your friends ate 13 of them, would that change be a percent decrease or percent increase?
I pay $149.95 for my new glasses. If the sales tax is 5% how much tax will I pay?
$7.50
Our take out dinner was $75 but we got 20% off because we picked it up. What did our meal end up costing us?
What is $60.
It cost a bakery $13 to make a cake. They sold the cake for $35. What is the percent increase. Round to the nearest percent if needed?
169% or a 169 percent increase
A hotel room cost $321 for 4 nights. Hotel tax is 15%. How much was the total cost of the stay?
$369.15
I store bought a pair of jeans for $22. They sold them for $35. What was the percent increase of the sale price. Round to the nearest percent
59% or a 59 percent increase
At the grocery store, you spend $217 on groceries. Sales tax is 7%. How much sales tax will you pay?
$15.19
My new shoelaces were 1.95 but were on sale at 20% off. What will I have to pay for them?
What is 1.56.
I thought I needed 10 yards of fabric, but I only used 6 yards. What is the percent decrease rounded to the nearest percent?
-40% or 40 percent decrease
At the grocery store, you spend $217 on groceries. Sales tax is 7%. What is the total price you will pay?
$232.19