With a coupon, you can get a pair of shoes that normally costs $84 for only $72. What percentage was the discount?
*Round to the nearest tenth.
Question 1
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1. A music store marks up the instruments it sells by 30%.
a) If the store bought a guitar for $45, what will be its store price?
Question 2
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1. A music store marks up the instruments it sells by 30%.
b) If the price tag on a trumpet says $104, how much did the store pay for it?
Question 3
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1c. If the store paid $75 for a clarinet and sold it for $100, did the store mark up the price by 30%?
If not, what percent is the mark-up?
Question 4
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2. A family eats at a restaurant. The bill is $42. The family leaves a tip and spends $49.77.
a) How much was the tip in dollars?
Question 5
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2b. How much was the tip as a percentage of the bill?
Question 6
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3. The price of gold is often reported per ounce. At the end of 2005, this price was $513. At the end of 2015, it was $1,060. By what percentage did the price per ounce of gold increase?
Question 7
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Question 8
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4. A phone keeps track of the number of steps taken and the distance traveled. Based on the information in the table, is there a proportional relationship between the two quantities?
***They need to be EXACTLY proportional, not just close!
Yes, the quantities are proportional.
No, the quantities are not proportional.
5. Noah picked 3 kg of cherries. Mai picked half as many cherries as Noah. How many total kg of cherries did Mai and Noah pick?
