Applications of Percent Answers

Seema bought a new pair of jeans that were on sale. The original price of the jeans was $56. The store had marked them down by 25 percent, and Seema had a 20 percent off coupon as well.Original price: $5625%25%25%25% $4220%20%20%20%20% $8.40$8.40$8.40$8.40What was the price of the jeans before tax?

Georgia needs to buy flea treatment for her dog. Pet Store 1 is offering the flea treatment for 40 percent off their regular price of $33 plus an additional 25 percent off the sale price. Pet Store 2 is offering the same flea treatment for 55 percent off their regular price of $34 plus an additional 5 percent off the sales price. Which location is offering the better price and how much cheaper is it?

Mark’s food for lunch cost $12. The restaurant added a 5 percent sales tax, $0.60, to the bill. Mark wants to pay a 20 percent tip on the total bill including sales tax. What is the amount of the tip?

The sale rack at the department store said that an additional 30 percent discount would be taken on all items. If a dress on the sale rack had an original price of $86 and was already marked down by 25 percent, what is final cost of the dress before taxes?

Alyssa is paid 5 percent commission on her total sales each month. Last month, she sold $30,000 worth of items. After a state tax rate of 9 percent is deducted from her commission, how much is left to the nearest dollar?

A coat was marked down by 60 percent from its original price of $99. Including an 8 percent sales tax, what is the final cost of the coat?

Jake’s Cameras purchased a digital camera at a wholesale cost of $80. They marked up the price 50 percent above the wholesale cost to use as their selling price. After every month that the camera didn’t sell, the store reduced the selling price by 25 percent. After how many monthly price reductions did the price dip below the wholesale cost?

Yuto found a backpack on sale for 70 percent off. He used a coupon for an additional 10 percent off. If the original price of the backpack was $55, what is the final price of the backpack before taxes?

Ella was paid an 11 percent commission on the pair of shoes that she sold. The department store had paid $25 wholesale for the shoes and had marked up the price by 40 percent to the selling price. How much did Ella earn for the sale?

Dora bought a bottle of nail polish that was marked down by 20 percent from its original price of $4.50. Including a 9 percent sales tax, what is the final cost of the bottle of nail polish?