Percent Vocabulary

a percentage of the amount of sales....like what a car salesman earns when he sells a car

• commission

• tax

• discount

• interest

the amount by which the regular price of an item is reduced

• tax

• tip

• discount

• gratuity

also known as a tip. It is a small amount of money in return for a service.

• gratuity

• tax

• discount

• interest

the amount by which the price of an item is increased.

• discount

• principal

• markup

• simple interest

final price divided by (100% - %off)

• original price formula (before a discount)

• original price formula (before a markup)

• Percent of a number formula

• percent of change formula.

final price divided by (100% + % markup)

• original price formula (before a discount)

• original price formula (before a markup)

• Percent of a number formula

• percent of change formula.

A ratio that compares a number to 100

• tip

• percent

• tax

• error

the difference between the estimate and the actual amount divided by the actual amount

• percent error formula

• percent change formula

• percent of a number formula

• percent proportion

1. Change percent to a decimal

2. Multiply decimal times number

• how to find the

• how to find percent error

• how to find simple intereset

• how to find the percent of a number

the change in the quantity divided by the original amount

• simple interest formula

• percent error formula

• percent of change formula

• percent equation formula