Applications of Percent Answers

C.B. Clothing ordered sweaters at a wholesale cost of $20 each. The store marked up the price 50 percent above the wholesale cost to use as their selling price. After every month that the sweater didn’t sell, the store reduced the selling price by 20 percent. After how many monthly price reductions did the price dip below the wholesale cost?

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?

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?

Max found a pair of jeans on sale for 40 percent off. He used a coupon for an additional 20 percent off. If the original price of the pair of jeans was $68, what is the final price of the pair of jeans before taxes?

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?

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?

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?

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?

Lila needs a custom frame for a painting that her friend made for her. I’ve Been Framed is offering 50 percent off their regular price of $115 plus an additional 10 percent off the sale price. The Framers is offering 30 percent off their regular price of $120 plus an additional 40 percent off the sale price. Which location is offering the better price and how much cheaper is it?

Livia’s bill for lunch came to $8 before tax and tip. The restaurant included a 7 percent sales tax, and she left a 15 percent tip, which she calculated on the bill before the sales tax was added. What was the total cost of Livia’s lunch?