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Understanding Discounts and Percentages

Understanding Discounts and Percentages

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Mathematics

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5th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS
6.RP.A.3C, 6.NS.B.3, 5.NBT.B.7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lucas Foster

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C
,
CCSS.6.NS.B.3
,
CCSS.5.NBT.B.7
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.

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

$28.80

$40.00

$36.00

$30.00

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

50%

20%

80%

100%

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following represents 80% as a decimal?

80.0

0.8

0.08

8.0

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Subtraction

Addition

Division

Multiplication

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of multiplying 36 by 0.8?

34.8

28.8

30.8

32.8

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

None

One

Three

Two

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

$25.00

$30.00

$28.80

$36.00

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