Tax Tip Discount Percent Problems

Using Percentages

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Last week we looked at percentages so now we will have a quick check to see how much you remember.

Multiple Choice

What is 10% of 40?

• 4

• 400

• 0.25

• 30

Multiple Choice

What is 20% of 60?

• 6

• 12

• 1200

• 3

Multiple Choice

What is 50% of 140

• 14

• 75

• 70

• 90

Multiple Choice

What is 75% of £32?

• £2.40

• £0.24

• £12

• £24

Poll

How confident do you feel when calculating the percentage of an amount?

• Very confident - I can do it by myself

• Quite confident - I only need a little help

• A little confident - I need more practice

• Not confident - I find it quite difficult

What is the price?

Multiple Choice

A jumper costs £45. In a sale it has 20% off. What is the new price?

• £9

• £54

• £36

• £29

Multiple Choice

A bike costs £300. In a sale it has 30% off. What is the new price?

• £210

• £390

• £90

• £120

Multiple Choice

A new fountain pen costs £15.50. You have a voucher for 10% off. How much will it cost?

• £1.55

• £11.55

• £13.95

• £17.05

Multiple Choice

A new book costs £12.00. You student discount which is 15% off. How much will the book cost?

• £10.20

• £1.80

• £13.80

• £10.80

Poll

How confident do you feel when calculating the new price?

• Very confident - I can do it by myself

• Quite confident - I only need a little help

• A little confident - I need more practice

• Not confident - I find it quite difficult

Meal Deals

Meal Deals

• A meal deal is where you combine a number of food and drink items for a set price.

  
  

• Supermarkets often sell lunch meal deals

  
  

• Fast food restaurants might sell meal deals

  
  

• Take away restaurants usually have meal deals

  
  

• Restaurants sometimes have meal deals or a 'set menu'

Meal Deals

• It is usually cheaper to buy a meal deal than buy the items individually

• We are going to look to see how much money we can save with a meal deal.

Meal Deals

We are going to look at the Uno - Meal for 1 (£17.00)

Meal Deals

• When you have a go, choose whatever you prefer

• I will choose the Black Truffle Mac & Cheese (£10.95)

Meal Deals

• For the dessert, I choose the Tiramisu (£6.50)

• What would you choose?

Meal Deals

• To drink, I choose San Pellegrino Limonata (£1.95)

• What would you choose?

Meal Deals

• So I chose the Mac & Cheese (£10.95)

• I chose the Tiramisu (£6.50)

• And I chose the Limonata (£1.95)

• That adds up to (£19.40)

Meal Deals

• If I bought the items individually, the meal would cost £19.40

• The meal Deal costs £17.00

• £19.40 - £17.00 = £2.40

• If I bought the meal deal, I would save £2.40