Percents (Tax, Tip, Discount)

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What is a percent?

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A percent is a way to express a number as a fraction of 100. It is often used to describe how much of something there is compared to a whole.

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How do you calculate a discount?

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To calculate a discount, multiply the original price by the discount percentage (as a decimal), then subtract that amount from the original price.

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What is sales tax?

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Sales tax is a percentage added to the price of goods and services, collected by the seller and paid to the government.

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How do you calculate sales tax?

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To calculate sales tax, multiply the total cost before tax by the sales tax rate (as a decimal).

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What is a tip?

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A tip is a small amount of money given to someone for their service, usually expressed as a percentage of the total bill.

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How do you calculate a tip?

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To calculate a tip, multiply the total bill by the tip percentage (as a decimal).

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What does '15% off' mean?

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'15% off' means that you will pay 15% less than the original price.

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If a shirt costs $25 and is 15% off, how much do you pay?

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You pay $21.25 for the shirt.

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If your meal costs $34 and the sales tax is 6%, how much is the tax?

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The sales tax is $2.04.

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If your meal costs $34 and you want to leave a 20% tip, how much is the tip?

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The tip is $6.80.