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8.05 Personal finance and percentages

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William is going to buy a jumper that is marked as $50%$50% off. The original price is $\$96$$96.

a

What is the value of the discount?

b

What is the price that William will pay for the jumper?

Easy
2min

Georgia is going to buy a pencil case from a stationery store that is having a storewide$25%$25% off sale. The original price of the pencil case was $\$16$$16.

Easy
2min

Tara is going to buy an eraser from a stationery store that is having a storewide$25%$25% off sale. The original price of the eraser was $\$88$$88.

Easy
2min

Steph is going to buy a hat that is marked as $10%$10% off. The original price was $\$70$$70.

Easy
2min
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VCMNA217

Make connections between equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages

VCMNA218

Investigate and calculate percentage discounts of 10%, 25% and 50% on sale items, with and without digital technologie

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