Percents-Tax, Tips & More

How do you find the percent of a number?

• Set up a proportion

• Multiply by the decimal form of the percent

• Divide by the percentage

• Subtract by the percent

What is 10% of $20?

• $10

• $2

• $5

• $15

What is does it mean when you find the discount of an item?

• First you find the discount then subtract it from the original price.

• Find the discount because it is your price.

• Find the discount then add it to the price.

The shoes you want cost $175 but are on sale for 20% off. How much will they cost you after the discount?

• $175

• $35

• $140

• $135

What do you do when you are finding sales tax?

• These is like a discount so it comes off the sales price.

• Find the percent then add it onto the sales price.

• Find the percent then multiply it with the sales price

• Find the percent then divide it with the sales price.

You downloaded a new movie for 19.99 and have to pay a sales tax of 6%. How much in all will you pay for the movie?

• $1.20

• $21.20

• $18.79

• $19.96

A commission is money earned by someone that sales a product. Commissions are figures by percentages. How would you calculate a percentage?

• Change the percent to a decimal then multiply it with the original value.

• Divide the original value by the percent.

• Set up the proportion IS over OF equal to % over 100.

• Multiply the original value with the percent

Sara earns a 25% commission on every house she sells. If she sold a house for $150,000. How much of a commission did she make?

• 375

• 3,750

• 37,500

• 375,000

What area would you like more help in....

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• Finding Sales Tax

• Finding Sales Tax and the Final Total

• Finding Discount

• Finding Discount and the Sales Price

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