Percent Vocabulary

_______________ is added onto your grocery bill and paid to the government.

• tip

• sales tax

• commission

• mark-up

Discounts, sales, clearance, and % off coupons are types of______

• Mark ups

• Mark downs

• commissions

• percent error

___________ is usually given to a waiter/waitress to show appreciation for a service

• tax

• commission

• tip

• discount

Commission, tax, tip (gratuity), and interest earned on a savings account are types of ________

• Mark ups

• mark downs

• percent error

• percent of change

Select all of the following that make the final price increase:

• discount

• tax

• tip

• mark down

A ________ makes the price of an item go down. Select all that apply.

• discount

• mark up

• mark down

• commission

The sale price when you get 20% off the original price, p, can be written as p-0.2p or written as what?

• o.4p

• 5.8p

• 1.65p

• 0.8p

A car salesman can earn ______________ on top of his/her salary by selling a certain number of cars in a month.

• interest

• mark down

• commission

• discounts

The new price after a markup of 65% on the original price, p, can be written as p+0.65p or written as what?

• 4.65p

• 6.65p

• 1.65p

• 1.7p

What is the sales tax in Mississippi?

• 6%

• 7%

• 8%

• 9%