WATCHES
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$39.95
Now
20% OFF
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- WATCH SALE Refer to the advertisement below.
a. Find the amount of the
discount on the watch.
b. Find the sale price of
the watch.
- SCOOTER SALE Refer
to the advertisement below.
a. Find the amount
of the discount on
the scooter.
b. Find the sale price
of the scooter.
- SEGWAYS Find
the discount rate
on a Segway PT
shown in the
advertisement.
Round to the
nearest one
percent.
- FAX MACHINES An HP 3180 fax machine,
regularly priced at $160, is on sale for $116. What is
the discount rate?
- DISC PLAYERS What are the sale price and the
discount rate for a Blu-ray disc player that regularly
sells for $399.97 and is being discounted $50? Round
to the nearest one percent.
- CAMCORDER SALE What are the sale price and
the discount rate for a camcorder that regularly sells
for $559.97 and is being discounted $80? Round to
the nearest one percent.
- REBATES Find the
discount rate and the new
price for a case of motor
oil if a shopper receives
the manufacturer’s rebate
mentioned in the
advertisement. Round to
the nearest one percent.
- DOUBLE COUPONS
Find the discount, the
discount rate, and the
reduced price for a box
of cereal that normally
sells for $3.29 if a
shopper presents the
coupon at a store that
doubles the value of
the coupon.
89. TV SHOPPING
Determine the Home
Shopping Network (HSN)
price of the ring described
in the illustration if it sells
it for 55% off of the retail
price. Ignore shipping and
handling costs.
- INFOMERCIALS The
host of a TV infomercial
says that the suggested
retail price of a rotisserie
grill is $249.95 and that it is now offered “for just 4
easy payments of only $39.95.” What is the discount,
and what is the discount rate?
- RING SALE What does a ring regularly sell for if it
has been discounted 20% and is on sale for $149.99?
(Hint:The ring is selling for 80% of its regular
price.)
- BLINDS SALE What do vinyl blinds regularly sell
for if they have been discounted 55% and are on
sale for $49.50? (Hint:The blinds are selling for 45%
of their regular price.)
WRITING
- Explain the difference between a sales tax and a
sales tax rate.
- List the pros and cons of working on commission.
- Suppose the price of an item increases $25 from $75
to $100. Explain why the following percent sentence
cannotbe used to find the percent of increase in the
price of the item.
is of
- Explain how to find the sale price of an item if you
know the regular price and the discount rate.
REVIEW
- Multiply:
- Divide:
- Subtract:
- Add:
- Evaluate:
- Evaluate: 125 116
5 8
17 6 (12)
4 (7)
320
40
5(5)(2)
25 what percent 100?
6.3 Applications of Percent 551
Electric ScooterE-Zip 1000
Reg. Price: $600^00
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$5,700
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MOTOR OILG X T
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MOTOR OILG X T
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MOTOR OILG X T
MULTI-VIS
Regular price $15.48/case
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Item 169-117
2.75 lb ctw
Retail value $170
HSN Price
$??.??
6, 7, 8, 9, 10
S&H $5.95
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Blue Topaz
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