Understanding Discounts and Sale Prices

The video tutorial by Teacher Van introduces the concepts of discounts and sale prices, explaining their definitions and differences. It covers the formulas needed to calculate discounts, sale prices, and selling prices, and provides examples to illustrate these calculations. The video also includes practice problems for viewers to solve, reinforcing the learning objectives. The tutorial aims to equip students with the skills to compute discounts and understand their impact on purchasing decisions.

Where are discounts and sale prices commonly advertised?

• In newspapers

• On online shopping platforms

• On television

• In physical stores only

What is the term for the reduction in the original price of a product?

• Markup

• Sale price

• Discount

• Selling price

Which term refers to the price a customer pays without any discount?

• Sale price

• Selling price

• Discount

• Net price

How do you calculate the discount amount?

• Sale price divided by discount rate

• Original price plus discount rate

• Original price times rate of discount

• Original price minus sale price

What is the formula to find the sale price?

• Selling price times discount rate

• Discount divided by original price

• Original price plus discount

• Original price minus discount

If a book costs Php500 and has a 15% discount, what is the sale price?

• Php500

• Php475

• Php75

• Php425

A pair of earbuds originally priced at Php899 is offered at a 20% discount. What is the final sale price?

• Php179.80

• Php719.20

• Php1078.80

• Php899

If a backpack costs Php540 after a 10% discount, what was its original price?

• Php600

• Php540

• Php486

• Php594

What is the rate of discount if a smartphone originally priced at Php12,000 is sold with a discount of Php1,800?

• 25%

• 20%

• 15%

• 10%

Maria pays Php4,800 monthly for a laptop with a 3% discount for timely payments. What is her discounted monthly payment?

• Php4,656

• Php4,800

• Php4,944

• Php4,656.80