Commission, taxes and fees
Markups and discounts
Absolute Error
Percent Error
Sales tax and tips
100

This is the amount of tax Joe will pay for a $15 shirt with 6% tax.

What is $0.90?

100

The amount of discount on a $30 item with a 25% discount.

What is $7.50

100

What is absolute error?

How many jumps a point is from zero

100

This is the equation for Percent Error.

What is ﷐X = abs(measured - actual) / actual x 100

100

Total bill for a $60 dinner with 20% tip.

What is $72

200

This is the amount of tax Sarah will spend on a sweater that costs $27 with a 7% tax.

What is $1.89?

200

What is the amount of the markup on an item that is originally $990, and it is marked up 30%?

What is $297

200

What is the absolute error in the estimated distance of 298 miles and the actual distance of 356 miles?

What is 58 miles

200

Measured amount = 62.5 g. Actual amount = 65.2 grams.

What is 4.14% error?

200

Total cost for a $110 dinner with 25% tip!

What is $137.50?

300

Change the percent to a decimal 1.97%

.0197

300

This is the sale price for an item regularly $65 with a 15% discount.

What is $55.25

300

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

300

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?

300

This is the total cost of a baseball bat priced at $110 with 6.5% tax.

What is $117.15

400

If you buy a car for $6000 and the salesman gets 5%, how much commission does he make?

What is $300

400

This is the final price for an item costing $85.50 with a 20% discount.

What is $68.40

400

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

400

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?

400

This is the total amount paid for a stereo that costs $59.99 with 7% tax.

What is $64.19

500

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

500

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

500

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

500

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?

500

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