Tax/Tip
Multi-step
Percent Change/Left
100

How do you start a tax, tip, or discount problem?

Start with 100%. Add or subtract with the 100%. Change to a decimal. Multiply by original cost.

100

When solving a problem with tax and discount, what is the first step?

Calculate the discount with the original price first.

100

What is the fraction used to find the percent that changed in a problem?

change/original

200

Review #1:

What is the sale price of  a $15 shirt that is 20% off ? (Round to nearest cent)

$12

200

When ordering online what cost always has to be added to the total amount?

shipping
200

What fraction is used to find the percent left in a problem?

left/original

300

Review #2:

A gaming console that is $300 plus 8% tax.  What is the final cost of the console? (Round to nearest cent)

$324

300

Review #10:

Calculate the total price for option c: Buy a T-shirt and jeans and use the ShipFree coupon.

$57

300

Review #5:

A box of books has 55 books in it. If 32 of them are given to students, what is the percent left in the box? (Round to the nearest percent.)

42%

400

Review #4:

At dinner the bill is $89. You have a 15% off coupon and want to leave an 18% tip. What is the final price of dinner? (Round to the nearest cent.) (Hint: Apply the discount first)

$89.27

400

Review #8:

Calculate the total price for option a: Just buy jeans and use the SavMor coupon.

$61.55

400

Review #6:

Lizzie only got 12 questions correct on a quiz the first time. When she re-took the quiz she got 18 questions correct, what is the percent change in the number of questions she got correct?

50%

500

Review #3:

A $120 skateboard is on sale for 15% off  and the sales tax is 7.5%. What is the final cost of the skateboard including tax?(Round to nearest cent) (Hint: Apply the discount first)

$109.65

500

Review #9:

Calculate the total price for option b: Buy a T-shirt and jeans and use the Buy2 coupon.

$58.32

500

Review #7: 

Ms. Forman started the year with 120 exp markers. If her students have already used 45 of them, what is the percent of markers she has left? (Round to the nearest percent.)

63%