Discount/ Tax Introduction

How do you change a percent to a decimal?

• multiply by 100

• add 100

• divide by 100

• subtract 100

What is the decimal equivalent?

89%

• 89

• .98

• 8.9

• .89

What is the decimal equivalent of 2.56%

• .0256

• .256

• 2.56

• 25.6

At Best Buy, a TV is marked at $1,250. It is on sale for 15% off. What is the new price?

What is the decimal equivalent?

• 1.5

• .15

• .51

• 15

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What does discount mean?

• decrease in price; add

• increase in price; subtract

• decrease price; subtract

• increase in price; add

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is a commission?

• whole

• discount

• percent

• part

What is a tip?

• increase in price; subtract

• increase in price; add

• decrease in price; add

• decrease in price; subtract

What is a tax?

• decrease in price; add

• decrease in price; subtract

• increase in price; subtract

• increase in price; add

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

The marked price of a water cooler is $ 4650. The shopkeeper offers a discount of 18% off of the original price. Find the new selling price.

What is the question asking you find?

• discount

• tip

• commission

• tax

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The marked price of a water cooler is $ 4650. The shopkeeper offers a discount of 18% off on the original price. Find its selling price.

What is the first step to solve this problem?

• subtract the original price from percent

• add the percent to the original price

• multiply the percent and the original price

• divide the percent and original price

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C