Comparing Rates
Jordan is using his birthday money to buy baseball cards. Danny's Downtown Shop sells boxes of 80 cards for $23.20. The General Store sells boxes of 120 cards for $28.80. Which store offers the better deal?
General Store: $0.24 per card
(vs D.D Shop: $0.29 per card)
A company claims that their new bottle holds 25% more laundry soap. If their original container held 53 fluid ounces of soap, how much does the new container hold?
The new container holds 66.25 fluid ounces of laundry soap
A salesperson sold a car for $18,250 and their commission is $693.50. What percentage of the sale price is their commission?
3.8% of the sale price
The value of a new car decreases by 15% each year. How much will the car be worth after 2 years if the cost of the new car was $42,600?
the car will be worth $30,778.50 after 2 years
6 ÷ 1/4
24
Monica reads 4 ⅗ pages of a mystery book in 12 minutes. How much will she read in 75 minutes?
37 1/2 pages
Bill bought a shirt for $35.80 plus he paid an additional 7% in sales tax. What was the final cost?
$38.30
With a coupon, you can get a pair of shoes that normally costs $84 for only $72. What percentage was the discount?
The discount is 14.29% of the original price
A merchant paid $9,200 pesos for a table. He then marked up the table by 64% of what he paid.
If he allows customers a 25% discount, how much would the subtotal be?
Selling price = $15,088 pesos
The subtotal after the 25% discount would be $11,316 pesos
4/5 ÷ 1/7
28/5 or 5 3/5
Monica reads 4 ⅗ pages of a mystery book in 12 minutes. How long will it take her to read 50 pages?
100 minutes
Kathy bought a pair of jeans on sale for 30% off of the regular price. If the jeans regularly cost $75.00. How much did she pay?
Kathy paid $52.50 for the jeans
Andy has a meal in a restaurant. He adds up the prices listed on the menu for everything they ordered and gets a subtotal of $42.00. When the check comes, it says they also need to pay $3.99 in sales tax. What percent of the subtotal is the sales tax?
9.5%
You receive a coupon for 15% off an new iphone case. The original price of the case is $450MX and there is a sales tax of 3.25%. How much do you have to pay?
(round to the nearest 10th)
$394.93
3 1/3 ÷ 1 1/6
20/7 or 2 6/7
Kacey and her three friends went out for lunch. The subtotal was $38.96 and the sales tax rate in New York is 8.75%. They want to leave a 15% tip on the total cost. If Kacey and her three friends split the bill equally, how much will each person pay including tax and tip?
(remember - tip the subtotal)
Subtotal + Tax = $42.37
Tip on the subtotal: $5.84
Total + Tip = $48.21 / 4 people
$12.05 per person
A car dealership pays $8,350 for a car. They markup the price to $9,802.90. What % did they mark up?
17.4%
You walk at a pace of 15km in 4.5 hours. Last year you went on a hiking trip that was 95 kilometers total. This year you are decreasing the distance by 15%. How long will the hike take you this year, if you walk at the same pace?
24.25 hours
2.8 ÷ 2/3
84/20 or 4 1/5 or 4.2
Natalia and José are in a baking class. Today, they are making cakes. Natalia mixes 3 ¾ cups of flour with 2 cups of milk. José mixes 6 cups of flour with 3 ⅓ cups of milk. How does their mixture compare?
Multiple strategies
Natalia - 15/8c flour per 1c milk
Jose - 18/10c flour per 1c milk
15/8 = 75/40 and 18/10 = 72/40, therefore Natalia's has more flour (is more dry)
The exchange rate between a Canadian dollar and a US dollar is: 1 USD = 1.38 CAD.
Airpods (3rd gen) cost $239 CAD in Canada, with a tax rate of 13%, versus,
Airpods (3rd gen) cost $179 USD in the US, with a tax rate of 8.875%.
Where should you buy the Airpods so that it is cheaper?
It is cheaper to buy the Airpods in the US, even after accounting for taxes.
One possible answer: $270.07 CAD (including tax) vs $269.01 CAD (including tax)