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Markups, Markdowns, and Unit Rates
Commission and Tips
Percent of Change
Sales Tax and Discount
Simple Interest
100

A store owner buys a hammer for $7 and marks it up 30%.  How much is the hammer being sold for?

What is $9.10?

100

Dinner at the restaurant cost $36.50.  If you want to leave a 20% tip, how much do you leave for a tip?

What is $7.30?

100
Find the percent of change: Original: 100 New: 150
What is a 50% increase?
100
Find the total cost or sale price to the nearest cent. $200 jacket; 25% discount
What is $150?
100
Find the interest paid to the nearest cent: $1000, 5%, 2 years
What is $100?
200
A sled was $40 and is going to be marked down 25%.  What is the new price?

What is $30?

200

You work on commission earning 10% of all sales.  You sell $4000 worth of merchandise to customers.  What is your commission going to be?

What is about $400?

200
Find the percent of change: Original: 300 New: 200
What is a 33% decrease?
200
Find the total cost or sale price to the nearest cent. $10 lamp; 5% sales tax
What is $10.50?
200

Find the interest paid to the nearest cent: $300, 6%, 10 years

What is $180?

300

You pay $2.99 for 14 pounds.  How much did you pay per pound?

What is $0.21 per pound?

300

Dinner at the restaurant cost $50.  You leave a 20% tip.  What was the total cost of the meal?

What is about $60?

300
Find the percent of change: Original: 50 New: 200
What is a 300% increase?
300
Find the total cost or sale price to the nearest cent. $50 rental fee; 10% discount
What is $45?
300
Find the interest paid to the nearest cent: $850, 4%, 6 months
What is $17?
400

Find the unit rate.  You buy 10 apples for $5.

What is 50 cents per apple?

400

The salesperson makes $500 a week plus 5% commission.  If the salesperson sold $1000 in merchandise this week, what is the total amount he/she will earn for the week?

What is about $550?

400
Find the percent of change: Original: 99 New: 74
What is a 25% decrease?
400

Find the total cost or sale price to the nearest cent. $48 pair of shoes; 6% sales tax

What is $50.88?

400

Find the interest paid to the nearest cent: $2500, 4%, 2 years

What is $200?

500

Find the unit rate.  

A garden snail moves 1/6 foot in 1/3 hour.

What is 1/2 foot per hour?

500

Sally makes $1500 a month plus 10% commission on all items sold.  She sold $20,000 worth of merchandise over the whole month.  How much total money did she earn for the month?

What is about $3500?

500
Find the percent of change: Original: 49 New: 149
What is a 204% increase?
500

Find the total cost or sale price to the nearest cent. $14.30 watch; 8 % sales tax

What is $15.44?

500

Find the interest paid to the nearest cent: $834, 3%, 18 months

What is $37.53?