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5.06 Discounts and markups

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Discounts and markups
1

Calculate the sales price of an item which is sold at:

a

A discount of 18\% to its regular price of \$100.

b

A discount of \$95.64 to its regular price of \$546.59.

2

Steph is going to buy a dress that is marked as 25\% off. The original price was \$36.

a

Find the discount amount.

b

Find the discounted price that Steph will pay for the dress.

3

Duncan is going to buy a hat that is marked as 25\% off. The original price was \$30.

a

Find the discount amount.

b

Find the discounted price that Duncan will pay for the hat.

4

A store is having a 13\% off sale. Calculate the original price of a discounted item that is on sale for \$3723.75.

5

A game retailer sells new games at a markup of 33\% above the cost price and old games at a markup of 18\%. Calculate the selling price of:

a

The new Super Zora 5 game which has a cost price of \$90.

b

The old Super Zora 3 game which has a cost price of \$31.

6

A tennis racket marked at a price of \$90 is advertized to be selling at 45\% off the marked price. Find the discounted price.

7

A basket of goods was valued at \$43.70 in January 2011. The inflation rate for the year was 8\%. Find the expected cost of the basket of goods in January 2012?

8

A computer normally sells for \$3605.67, but is currently on sale. In each of the following scenarios, calculate the percentage discount. Round each answer to two decimal places.

a

The computer is discounted by \$325.80.

b

The computer is on sale for \$3222.37.

9

Very Cheap Auto car company is having a sale such that car prices are discounted by 10\%. If the original price of a car was \$12\,500, find the discounted price of the car.

Successive discounts
10

A clothes dryer sold at a discount for \$855. Calculate the original price if the discount was:

a

20\%

b

20\% and 16\% successively

11

The price of a \$234 heater is discounted by 14\% and later marked up by 14\%. What is the final sales price?

12

A dining table selling for \$1000 is discounted at 5\% and then again at 6\%.

a

What is the price of the dining table after the first discount is applied?

b

What is the price of the dining table after the second discount is applied?

c

The percentage discount is changed by adding the previous percentages (5\%+6\%) to get 11\%. Find the new discounted price.

d

Is a single discount of 11\% equal to successive discounts of 5\% and 6\%?

e

What is the single discount rate that is equivalent to successive discounts of 5\% and 6\%? Give your answer as a percentage to one decimal place.

13

A PC originally sells at \$4700.

a

Calculate its sales price after successive discounts of 6\% and 9\%.

b

Calculate its sales price after successive discounts of 9\% and 6\%.

c

Does the order of discounting affect the sales price?

d

Calculate its sales price after successive discounts of 8\%, 7\% and 5\%.

14

Which offer gives the greater discount?

a

Offer 1: A single discount of 13\%

Offer 2: Successive discounts of 6\% and 11\%

b

Offer 1: A single discount of 16\%

Offer 2: Successive discounts of 5\% and 11\%

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