Calculating Prices and Discounts

Calculating Prices and Discounts

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Thomas White

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The video tutorial discusses the popularity of Beanie Babies in the 1990s, focusing on a specific Beanie Baby named Gobbles. It explains how Gobbles' price fell by 20% this year, resulting in a current price of $750. The tutorial guides viewers through setting up and solving an equation to determine Gobbles' price last year, which was $937.50. The lesson concludes with a verification of the solution and emphasizes the importance of understanding percentage changes in prices.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the craze in the late 90s that involved collectible toys?

Tamagotchis

Beanie Babies

Pogs

Pokemon Cards

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Beanie Baby is used as an example in the video?

Snort the Bull

Gobbles the Turkey

Peanut the Elephant

Princess the Bear

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

By what percentage did Gobbles' price fall this year?

15%

20%

25%

10%

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the current price of Gobbles after the price drop?

$900

$750

$600

$500

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What variable is used to represent last year's price of Gobbles?

x

y

z

p

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you calculate a 20% price drop from a given price?

Multiply by 0.2

Subtract 0.2 from the price

Add 0.2 to the price

Multiply by 0.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a Beanie Baby originally costs $10 and its price falls by 50%, what is the new price?

$10

$7

$5

$2

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