Percentage calculations

John buys a car for $35000 and receives a 15% discount for end of financial year sales.

How much is the discount?

John buys a car for $35000 and receives a 15% discount for end of financial year sales.

How much does he pay?

John buys a car for $35000 and receives a 15% discount for end of financial year sales.

Which calculation below shows the best way to find the price John pays, after the discount?

• 35000 x 0.15

• 35000 x 0.85

Hannah sees that new Apple MacBooks are discounted by 20% at Hardly Normal Superstore.

She also has a member discount of 5% for this store.

Calculate the final price, after both discounts, for a MacBook with marked price $2600.

Hannah sees that new Apple MacBooks are discounted by 20% at Hardly Normal Superstore.

She also has a member discount of 5% for this store.

Calculate the percentage discount that she receives, after both discounts.

Sunil has a Mini-Market that sells a range of grocery items.

He applies a 25% mark-up to all goods (for profit) and then a 10% GST is added to the price.

If he sells skateboards that have a wholesale price of $80, what price does the customer pay?

Sunil has a Mini-Market that sells a range of grocery items.

He applies a 25% mark-up to all goods (for profit) and then a 10% GST is added to the price.

Which calculation below shows the price that the customer pays for an item with wholesale price P?

What is the simple interest paid for a loan of $50000 at 5.25% interest over 10 years?

What is the total amount repaid for a loan of $50000 at 5.25% interest over 10 years?

If $1350 simple interest is charged on a $6000 loan over 5 years, calculate the interest rate charged.