Basic Mathematics for College Students

Ceiling Fan

Hampton Bay

52 in.

Quick install

Antique Brass

Was: $199.99

• 40.00
  Now: $159.00^

20%

OFF

546 Chapter 6 Percent

To simplify the fraction on the right side of

the equation, remove the common factor

of 59.99 from the numerator and

denominator. On the left side, divide 26

by 59.99.

To write the decimal 0.433 as a percent,

multiply it by 100 by moving the decimal

point two places to the right, and then

insert a % symbol.

Round to the nearest one percent.

To the nearest one percent, the discount rate on the women’s shoes is 43%.

43%x

043.3%x

0.433

x59.99

1

59.99

1

0.433

59 99  26 00.000

 23 99 6

200 40

 179 97

20 430

 17 997

 2 433

1.$3.52 2.$185.71 3.35% 4.$4.92 5.5% 6.900% 7.25%

8.$2.31, $13.09 9.28%

ANSWERS TO SELF CHECKS

VOCABULARY

Fill in the blanks.

1. Instead of working for a salary or getting paid at
   an hourly rate, some salespeople are paid on
   . They earn a certain percent of the total
   dollar amount of the goods or services they sell.


2. Sales tax are usually expressed as a percent.


3. a.When we use percent to describe how a quantity
   has increased compared to its original value, we
   are finding the percent of.
   b. When we use percent to describe how a quantity
   has decreased compared to its value, we
   are finding the percent of decrease.


4. Refer to the advertisement below for a ceiling fan on
   sale.
   a. The price of the ceiling fan was $199.99.
   b. The amount of the is $40.00.
   c. The discount is 20%.
   d. The price of the ceiling fan is $159.00.

CONCEPTS

Fill in the blanks in each of the following formulas.

5. Sales tax sales tax rate 


6. Total cost sales tax


7. Commission commission rate 


8. a.Amount of discount original price 

b. Amount of discount original price

c. Sale price discount

9. a.The sales tax on an item priced at $59.32 is $4.75.
   What is the total cost of the item?
   b. The original price of an item is $150.99. The amout
   of discount is $15.99. What is the sale price of the
   item?


10. Round each dollar amount to the nearest cent.
    a. $168.257
    b. $57.234
    c. $3.396


11. Fill in the blanks: To find the percent decrease,
    the smaller number from the larger number
    to find the amount of decrease. Then find what
    percent that difference is of the amount.

SECTION 6.3 STUDY SET