Shopping With Percentage Off

A stroller is on sale for 20% off.

What percentage below would identify:

amount of the discount

• 20%

• 80%

• 120%

The regular price of a sofa is $599.99. 
If there is a 20% discount and
the sales tax is 6%
(based on the discounted price),
How much will the sofa cost?

• $508.79

• $479.99

• $635.99

• $489.59

A baseball bat cost $28. There is a 25% discount. How much is the discount?

• $3.00

• $7.00

• $21.00

• $35.00

Quincy wanted to buy a TV. The TV was priced at $550.00 when he first went shopping. Then, the TV price was reduced by 20%. What is the new price of the TV?

• $110.00

• $440.00

• $530.00

• $660.00

The Smith's want to buy a new living room set of furniture. The regular price of the furniture is $1,250.00. The store is offering a 15% discount and a sales tax of 5%. What is the total cost of the furniture?

• $187.50

• $1,062.50

• $53.13

• $1,115.63

Jeremy was shoe shopping with his mom. She was reviewing with him for his Unit 4 test. She asked him "The store discounts the $100.00 shoes by 20%. If you take the new price of the shoes and increase it by 20%, will you get the original price of $100.00?"

• Yes, because a decrease of 20% would equal an increase of 20%.

• No, because you would be using a different amount as your whole.

• Yes, because the 20% would be the same.

• No, because you would not need to increase.

What is the discount rate?

• 6%

• 94%

• 5%

• 95%

Using what you know about proportions, find the value of x.

• $38.00

• $6.08

• $0.76

• $39.52

Using what you know about proportions, find the value of z.

• $80.64

• $76.80

• $72.96

• $91.20

Jane is going shopping for new cycling equipment at Academy Sports. The helmet she wants costs $75.00. Academy Sports is offering a 15% off coupon OR a $15.00 off coupon. Which coupon should Jane use to save more money and why?

• 15% coupon because she will save $11.25

• $15.00 off coupon because she will save $15.00

• 15% off coupon because she will save $15.00

• $15.00 off coupon because she will save $11.25