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7 or 7.00 Why is seven right? 20 x
Review from yesterday…. Find the percent of each number % of % of % of % of
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Sales tax is an amount added to the price of an item. sales tax = price sales tax rate total cost = price + sales tax Sales tax A tip is an amount added to a bill for service. tip = bill tip rate total cost = bill + tip Tips A discount is an amount that is subtracted from the regular price of an item. discount = price discount rate total cost = price – discount Discounts Common Uses of Percents
A fishing store is having a 10% off sale. If Adam wants to buy a fishing pole whose regular price is $39.95, how much will he pay for the pole after the discount? Discounts
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Channing’s dinner bill is $ He wants to leave a tip that is 15% of the bill. How much should his tip be? Tips
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Anna is buying a dog bed for $ The sales tax rate is 7%. How much will the total cost of the dog bed be? Sales Tax
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$15 Why is fifteen dollars wrong?
$45 Why is forty-five dollars correct? $60 x $15.00 $ $45
$32.10 Why is thirty-two dollars and ten cents correct? $30 x.07 $2.10 $ $32.10