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Percentage Calculations and Discounts

Percentage Calculations and Discounts

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Mathematics

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7th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

Created by

Thomas White

FREE Resource

Mr. Richards teaches a lesson on finding percentages, focusing on percent increase, decrease, and specific calculations like commission, tips, and markdowns. The lesson includes activities and an info gap exercise to reinforce understanding.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the percentage of tax if a car price is divided into four equal parts and one part is the tax?

30%

10%

20%

25%

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a salesperson earns a commission of $693.50 on a car sale of $18,250, what is the commission percentage?

5.0%

2.5%

3.8%

4.2%

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A customer leaves $40 for a meal that costs $33.75. What percentage of the bill is the tip?

15.5%

18.52%

20%

22.5%

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A bicycle originally priced at $375 is now $295. What is the percentage markdown?

21.3%

25%

18.5%

20%

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a tennis racket is marked down by 15% from $43, what is the new price?

$36.55

$35.00

$40.00

$38.00

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the total cost including tax for a tennis racket and three cans of tennis balls if the racket is $43 with a 15% discount and each can is $4?

$52.68

$50.00

$48.55

$55.00

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a baseball glove costs $34 and is not discounted, but socks are discounted from $6 to $4, what is the percentage savings on the socks?

50%

33.3%

66.7%

25%

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