1
$20 haircut; 10% tip
10% = 0.1
20 x 0.1 = 2
2 + 20 = 22
$22
$325 tent; 15% discount
15% = 0.15
325 x 0.15 = 48.75
325 - 48.75 = 276.25
$276.25
$140 coat; 10% discount
10% = 0.1
140 x 0.1 = 14
140 - 14 = 126
$126
A shoe store is having a clearance sale on their summer shoes. All summer shoes are marked 55% off. A sign states you can take an additional 10% off the clearance sale prices. Kelly is deciding between two pairs of sandals shown in the table. If she buys the blue sandals, what is the final price Kelly will pay? Round to the nearest cent.
75 x 0.55 = 41.25
75 - 41.25 = 33.75
33.75 x 0.1 = 3.375
33.75 - 3.375 = 30.38
$30.38
WWII veteran Raymond Weeks organized a 1947 National Veterans Day celebration in which Alabama city?
Birmingham
$185 TV; 5% markup
5% = 0.05
185 x 0.05 = 9.25
9.25 + 185 = 194.25
$194.25
An elementary school wants to purchase a new swing set. The table shows the selling price of the swing sets they are interested in buying. The markup for both swing sets is 20 1/4%. The school decides to buy the Adventurers swing set. What is the selling price of the swing set they are buying?
20 1/4 = 20.25
20.25% = 0.2025
3,056 x 0.2025 = 618.84
618.84 + 3,056 = 3,674.84
$3,674.84
$80 boots; 25% discount
25% = 0.25
80 x 0.25 = 20
80 - 20 = 60
$60
At an electronics store, a smart phone is on sale for 35% off the original price of $679. If you use the store credit card, you can receive an additional 15% off the sale price. What is the final price of the smart phone if you use the store credit card? Round to the nearest cent.
35 % = 0.35 679 x 0.35 = 237.65
679 - 237.65 = 441.35 441.35 x 0.15 = 66.20
441.35 - 66.20 = 375.15
$375.15
The Uniform Holidays Act moved Veterans Day to a Monday in which month, first observed that way in 1971?
October
Vera went to the local salon to get a haircut. The cost was $24. Vera tipped the hair stylist 18%. What was the total cost of haircut including the tip? Round to the nearest cent.
18% = 0.18
24 x 0.18 = 4.32
4.32 + 24 = 28.32
$28.32
A pet store sells a large dog kennel for $98.50. The wholesale cost of the kennel is $63.55. What is the percent of markup? Round to the nearest percent.
98.50 divided by 63.55 = 1.55
1.55 x 100 = 155
155 - 100 = 55
55% mark up
$20 haircut; 10% tip
10% = 0.1
20 x 0.1 = 2
2 + 20 = 22
$22
A yearly coffee club subscription costs $65. Avery received an offer for 62% off the subscription cost. What is the sale price of the subscription? Round to the nearest cent.
62% = 0.62
65 x 0.62 = 40.3
65 - 40.3 = 24.7
$24.70
Which president, a former five-star general, signed the 1954 law that renamed the holiday Veterans Day?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Gomez family ordered $39.50 worth of pizza and subs. They gave the delivery person a 20% tip. What was the total cost of the food and tip? Round to the nearest cent.
20% = 0.2
39.50 x 0.2 = 7.9
7.9 + 39.50 = 47.40
$47.40
The wholesale cost for a purse in a department store is $12.50. The store plans to mark up the purse by 140%. What will be the selling price of the purse? Round to the nearest cent.
140% = 1.4
12.50 x 1.4 = 17.5
17.5 + 12.50 = 30
$30
A toy store is having a sale. A video game system has an original price of $99. It is on sale for 40% off the original price. Find the sale price of the game system. Round to the nearest cent.
40% = 0.4
99 x 0.4 = 39.6
99 - 39.6 = 59.4
$59.40
Gary had a 40% discount for new tires. The sale price of a tire was $96.25. What was the original price of the tire? Round to the nearest cent.
100 - 40 = 60
96.25 divided by 0.6 = 160.416
$160.42
The armistice ending World War I fighting took effect on November 11, 1918, at what hour of the morning?
11 am
The wholesale cost of a bicycle is $98.75. The markup for the bicycle is 33.3%. Find the selling price of the bicycle. Round to the nearest cent.
33.3% = 0.333
98.75 x 0.333 = 32.88
32.88 + 98.75 = 131.63
$131.63
Keri is making doll clothes for a holiday craft show. The wholesale cost of the materials for one outfit is $9.38. If she sells an outfit for $15, what is the percent of markup? Round to the nearest percent.
15 divided by 9.38 = 1.6
1.6 x 100 = 160
160 - 100 = 60
60% mark up
During a clearance sale at a sporting goods store, skateboards were marked down 30%. On Saturday, an additional 25% was taken off already reduced prices of skateboards. If a skateboard originally cost $119.50, what was the final price after all discounts had been taken? Round to the nearest cent.
119.50 x 0.3 = 35.85
119.50 - 35.85 = 83.65
83.65 x 0.25 = 20.91
83.65 - 20.91 = 62.74
$62.74
A swimsuit is on sale for $45.50. If the sale price is discounted 5% from the original price, what was the original price? Round to the nearest cent.
100 - 5 = 95
45.50 divided by 0.95 = 47.894
$47.89
In what year did Congress make November 11 a legal federal holiday?
1938