A car dealership pays $8,350 for a car. They mark up the price by 17.4% to get the retail price. What is the retail price of the car at this dealership?
A store has a 20% off sale on pants. With this discount, the price of one pair of pants before tax is $15.20. What was the original price of the pants?
Lin is shopping for a couch with her dad and hears him ask the salesperson, “How much is your commission?” The salesperson says that her commission is 5 1/2% of the selling price.
How much commission will the salesperson earn by selling a couch for $495?
How much money will the store get from the sale of the couch?
A college student takes out a $7,500 loan from a bank. What will the balance of the loan be after one year (assuming the student has not made any payments yet):
if the bank charges 3.8% interest each year?
if the bank charges 5.3% interest each year?
Match the situations with the equations.