Discount Basics
A pair of sneakers costs $60. They are on sale for 20% off. This is the total dollar amount you save.
What is $12? ($60 \times 0.20 =$12)
A bookstore buys a novel wholesale for $10 and marks it up by 50%. This is the dollar amount added to the wholesale price.
What is $5? ($10 \times 0.50 =$5)
You buy a $15 t-shirt in a state with a 6% sales tax. This is the exact amount of sales tax you pay.
What is $0.90 or 90 cents? ($15 \times 0.06 =$0.90)
What is $0.90 or 90 cents? ($15 \times 0.06 =$0.90)
A $50 hoodie is discounted by 10%. Afterwards, a 5% sales tax is added. This step MUST be calculated first.
What is the discount (or finding the sale price)? (Tax is applied after discounts are subtracted.)
True or False: Taking 20% off a price and then adding 20% sales tax brings you back to the original price.
What is False? ($96 total.)
A $40 video game is marked down by 15%. This is the final sale price before tax.
What is $34? ($40 \times 0.15 =$6; $40 - $6 = $34)
A bike shop buys a helmet for $30 and marks it up by 40%. This is the retail selling price.
What is $42? ($30 \times 0.40 =$12 markup; $30 + $12 = $42)
Dinner at a diner costs $25. If you leave an 18% tip for the server, this is the amount of the tip.
What is $4.50? ($25 \times 0.18 =$4.50)
A $100 leather jacket is 20% off. The sales tax rate is 8%. This is the final total after applying the discount and adding tax.
What is $86.40? (Sale price = $80; Tax = $80 \times 0.08 =$6.40; Total = $86.40)
Store A offers 20% off a $50 item. Store B offers a $10 coupon for a $50 item. This store offers the bigger dollar discount.
What is Neither / They are equal? (20% of $50 = $10; both give a $10 discount.)
A jacket originally priced at $80 is on sale for $60. This is the percent discount.
What is 25%? ($80 - $60 = $20 discount; $20 \$80 = 0.25)
A grocery store purchases a crate of apples for $15 and sells it for $24. This is the percentage of the markup.
What is 60%? ($24 - $15 = $9 markup; $9 \div$15 = 0.60)
A new tablet costs $200. The sales tax rate is 7.5%. This is the total cost at checkout.
What is $215? ($200 \times 0.075 =$15 tax; $200 + $15 = $215)
A restaurant bill is $60. You have a coupon for 10% off the food. You then want to leave a 20% tip based on the discounted amount. This is the total cost.
What is $64.80? (Discounted food = $54; Tip = $54 \times 0.20 =$10.80; Total = $54 + $10.80 = $64.80)
A sweater is discounted by 20%. The next week, it is discounted an additional 10% off the sale price. This single percentage discount equals both discounts combined.
What is 28%? (100% $\rightarrow$ 80% $\rightarrow$ 80% - 8% = 72% remaining; 100% - 72% = 28% total discount.)
You have a coupon for "Take 30% Off." If the final price of a scooter after using the coupon is $140, this was its original price.
What is $200? ($140 represents 70% of the price; $140 \div 0.70 =$200)
A shoe store marks up all inventory by 75%. If the retail price of a boots pair is $105, this was the wholesale cost paid by the store.
What is $60? ($105 represents 175% of cost; $105 \div 1.75 =$60)
Your lunch bill comes to $32. You want to pay for the meal plus a 7% sales tax and a 15% tip on the original bill. This is your total payment.
What is $39.04? (Tax = $2.24; Tip = $4.80; Total = $32 + $2.24 + $4.80 = $39.04)
A boutique buys sunglasses for $20, marks them up by 50%, and then sells them with a 6% sales tax. This is the final total a customer pays.
What is $31.80? (Marked up price = $30; Tax = $30 \times 0.06 =$1.80; Total = $31.80)
A store manager wants to mark up an item so that even after offering a 20% discount on the retail price, the store still breaks even on the original $80 cost. This must be the retail price set by the manager.
What is $100? ($100 \times 0.80 =$80.)
A skateboard costs $120. Store A offers 25% off. Store B offers $35 off. This store gives you the better deal.
What is Store B? (Store A discount = $120 \times 0.25 =$30 off; Store B gives $35 off)
An electronics retailer buys headphones for $40. They apply a 100% markup, and then put them on sale for 25% off. This is the final selling price.
What is $60? ($40 with 100% markup = $80; 25% off $80 is $20 discount; $80 - $20 = $60)
You buy a backpack for $40 and pay a total of $43.20 at the register. This was the sales tax percentage.
What is 8%? ($43.20 - $40 = $3.20 tax; $3.20 \div$40 = 0.08)
Maya buys 2 shirts at $15 each and 1 pair of jeans for $40. The store offers "Buy total order over $50, get 15% off." If sales tax is 10%, this is her total bill.
What is $65.45? (Subtotal = $70; Discount = 15% of $70 = $10.50; Sale subtotal = $59.50; Tax = 10% of $59.50 = $5.95; Total = $65.45)
Two friends split a $40 food bill evenly. Friend A has a 10% off coupon for their half of the food. Friend B pays full price for their half. They add an 8% tax to the whole table's final subtotal. This is the grand total of their bill.
What is $41.04? (Friend A food = $18; Friend B food = $20; Combined subtotal = $38; Tax = $38 \times 0.08 =$3.04; Total = $41.04)