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SAVE...SAVE...SAVE! |
Shopping for bargains can be confusing. You need to know what
the savings are. Most discounts are offered in percentages. Some are offered
through two for the price of one, or buy one and get one free. This exercise
will help you understand which discounts give you the best savings.
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Betty was shopping for a new winter coat. She visited five
stores, three of the stores had 20% discounts, one had a 30% discount, and one
store had a 40% discount on all winter outerwear. Betty understood that she
would get the best bargain in the store with the 40% discount sale. She saw
three coats that she liked in that store. They were priced at $120, $150 and
$180. Betty also realized that a 15% tax had to be added to the price of each
coat.
Answer the following questions about the savings on each
coat.
- What will the $120 coat cost after the discount and
before the taxes are added?
- What is the discount on the $150 coat?
- How much tax will she have to pay if she decides to buy
the $180 coat?
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Hint: Some of these questions have several steps. Read
the question several times before attempting the problem.
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Best
Bargains
Jack wanted to buy a new snow blower. The regular price
of the snow blower was $1,000. Rank the following discounts in order of the
best buy. Place # 1 after the best bargain, #2 after the next best bargain, and
so on.
| a. |
25% discount |
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| b. |
20% discount |
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| c. |
1/3 off |
______ |
| d. |
$100 off |
______ |
| e. |
30% |
______ |
| f. |
$400 off |
______ |
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Answers:
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Save...Save...Save!
- $72.00
- $60.00
- $16.00
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Best Bargains
- 4
- 5
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 1
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