Understanding Discounts and Percentages

The video tutorial explains how to calculate the sale price of a shirt originally priced at $36 with a 20% discount. It presents two methods: subtracting 20% from the original price or calculating 80% of the original price directly. The tutorial demonstrates setting up a percent equation using keywords and solving it to find the sale price of $28.80. The process involves converting percentages to decimals and using multiplication. The video concludes with a summary of the problem-solving approach.

What was the original price of the shirt before any discounts?

• $28.80

• $40.00

• $36.00

• $30.00

If a store offers a 20% discount, what percentage of the original price do you actually pay?

• 50%

• 20%

• 80%

• 100%

Which of the following represents 80% as a decimal?

• 80.0

• 0.8

• 0.08

• 8.0

What operation does the word 'of' indicate in a percent problem?

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Division

• Multiplication

What is the result of multiplying 36 by 0.8?

• 34.8

• 28.8

• 30.8

• 32.8

How many decimal places should the final answer have when calculating 36 x 0.8?

• None

• One

• Three

• Two

What is the sale price of the shirt after applying the 20% discount?

• $25.00

• $30.00

• $28.80

• $36.00

When solving a percent problem, what is the first step after reading the question?

• Guess the answer

• Rewrite it as a simple percent question

• Divide by 100

• Multiply by 100

What is the final step in solving a percent problem like the one in the video?

• Subtract the discount

• Add the original price

• Multiply by 100

• Express the answer in terms of dollars