Application of Percent

A store buys purses for $24.50
and then marks them up 25%. 
The store then discounts the purses
that do not sell at 10% off. 
Find the sales price of the purses.

• $30.63
• $27.56
• $22.05
• $25.78

A discounted price means the price has

• decreased
• increased

Shelley buys a home for $65,000 and sells it an 80% markup.  What is the new price of the home?

• $5,200
• $52,000
• $70,200
• $117,000

A store marks up merchandise 40%  for profit.  If an item cost the $12, what is the selling price?

• $7.20
• $16.80
• $16.20
• $16.56

You want to sale some lemonade.  You plan to mark up each cup 35%.  How much will you charge if each cup is originally $0.85?

• $1.50

• $1.15

• $1.18

Lona wants to a buy raincoat for her goat.  If the raincoat costs $39.99 and has a sales tax rate of 7%.  What will be the FINAL PRICE (with tax) of the raincoat?  

• $42.79
• $42.78
• $2.80
• $2.79

Ariana buys an ant farm from a store near her home.  The ant farm's price is $12, and is on sale for 20% off.  The sales tax is 8.75%.  What is the total amount Ariana paid for the ant farm?

• $9.60
• $13.05
• $10.44
• $10.00

A couch cost $3600.  The furniture store is having a holiday sale and all merchandise is 33 1/3% off.  What is the cost of the couch with the sale?

• $1200
• $1080
• $2160
• $2400

The regular price of a grill is $599.99. 
If there is a 20% discount and
the sales tax is 6%
What is the final price of the grill?

• $508.79
• $479.99
• $635.99
• $489.59

You want to buy a television that is originally
$1,450 on sale for 15% off. 
The store is going out of business and
will be marking down the T.V another
30% off of the sales price. 
 How much will the television cost?

• 1232.50
• $862.75
• $1015
• $916.79