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6.05 Discounts and markups

Interactive practice questions

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

a

a discount of $18%$18% to its regular price of $100

b

a discount of $95.64 to its regular price of $546.59

Easy
2min

We want to decrease $1500$1500 by $15%$15% by following the steps outlined below.

Easy
1min

There is a $12%$12% off sale in store. With this discount in place, a particular item sells for $\$2992.00$$2992.00.

Calculate the regular price of this item, to the nearest dollar.

Medium
2min

A TV normally sells for $\$1792.94$$1792.94, but is currently on sale.

In each of the following scenarios, calculate the percentage discount correct to two decimal places.

Medium
5min
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7.RP.A.3

Use proportional relationships to solve multi-step ratio and percent problems. Examples: batting averages, recipes, simple interest, tax, markups and markdowns, gratuities and commissions, fees, percent increase and decrease, percent error, etc.

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