Discount
A pair of socks cost $5.00 but has a discount of 10%. What is the selling price of the socks?
$4.50
A business purchased some shorts for $29.99. Then marked up the price 30%. What is the selling price of the shorts?
$38.99
An oil change cost $14.95. Tax is 5%. What is the total cost of the oil change?
$15.70
What is the selling price of a computer game that originally cost $19.99 and is discounted 25% with a tax of 5%?
$15.74
If tax is $0.32 and the cost of the item without tax is $4.00, what is the percentage tax rate? (Hint: %'s come from fractions less than one)
8% tax
You get a student loan to pay for college this year. Find the interest on a loan if you borrowed $2000 at 8% for 2 years.
Interest =$320
What is the selling price of a computer game that costs $44.99 and is on sale for 40% off?
$26.99
The store wants to markup all jackets to $89.60. This is 140% of the original price. What is the original price?
$64
What is the selling price of a comb is $0.52 with a tax rate of 4%. What is the price without tax?
$0.50
SHOW ALL WORK!!! What is the selling price of a CD that costs $21.50 and is discounted 55% with a tax rate of 4%?
$21.5*.55=$11.83
$21.5-$11.83 =$9.67
$9.67*.04=$0.39
$9.67+$0.39 = $10.06
The selling price of an item is $650 marked up from the wholesale cost of $450. Find the percent markup from wholesale cost to selling price. Round to the nearest whole percent.
44% markup
To buy a car, Mitchell borrowed money for 4 years, at an annual simple interest rate of 9%. If it takes him 4 full years to pay off the loan. If he had to pay $6,480 in interest, how much did he pay back altogether after the 4 years?
Principal plus interest
$24,480
The price of a pen is $2.70 and has a discount of 10%. What is the sale price?
$2.43
The selling price of a parrot is $70.00. This is 140% of the original price. What is the original price?
$50.00
Your total for food at the grocery store is $45.65. The store has a 8% tax rate. How much will you pay after tax?
$49.30
What is the selling price of an SUV that was originally $22,000 then marked up 30% and has a tax 2%?
$29,172
Karen sold $145,000 worth of cars last week for the Ford Motor Company. They paid her $2900. What was her commission rate?
2% percent
Daniel's parents deposited $3,000 into his savings account as a college fund when he was born. How much will Daniel have in his account after 15 years at a simple interest rate of 4.75%?
Interest: $2,137.50
Total in Account: $5,137.50
The store has a 50% off sale on all hats. Kenny wants a hat that is $32.50. What is the price of the hat on sale?
$16.25
The pet store buys a lizard for $41.75. It uses a 35% mark up on all animals before they are sold. How much will it cost you to buy the lizard at the pet store.
$56.36
At the mall you purchase shoes for $129.99, pants for $45.50, and a hat for $39.99. They use a 9% tax rate. How much is your total at the mall?
215.48
$234.87
SHOW ALL WORK!!! What is the selling price of
Cost of a comic book: $3.50
Markup: 73%
Tax: 2.3%
$3.50*.73=$2.56
$3.50+$2.56 =$6.06
$6.06*.023=$0.14
$6.06+$0.14=$6.20
A computer store bought a program at a cost of $10 and sold it for $13. Find the percent markup.
30% markup
Mackenzie invested $3,500 in a mutual fund at a yearly interest rate of 6%. She earned $945 in interest. For how long was the money invested?
4.5 Years
FINAL JEOPARDY
The wind is blowing from east to west and quickly changes direction such that the wind is now coming from the north. Your pet rooster, Roger, climbs to the very peak of your roof. The peak runs from east to west. If Roger lays an egg directly on the peak, would it fall off the north side or south side of the roof?
Answer to Final Jeopardy
Neither. Roosters don't lay eggs.
FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION
What word is spelled incorrectly in the dictionary?
FINAL JEOPARDY ANSWER
...incorrectly.
Final Jeopardy Question
As I was going to St Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks. Each sack had seven cats. Each cat had seven kits: Kits, cats, sacks, and wives. How many were there going to St Ives?
FINAL JEOPARDY ANSWER.
One.
As I was going to St Ives, I met a man ...