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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?

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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?

• $3.04

• $12.16

• $18.24

• $19.00

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?

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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 5.3% interest each year?

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Tyler bought a shirt from the 25% off rack. It normally costs $16.

Why did he pay $12?

• Sales tax

• Markdown (discount)

• Markup

• Commission

Andrea is saving money for college. She had $1,500 in her account. At the end of the year, the bank adds 3% of her balance to her account.

Why does her account have $1,545 now?

• Sales tax

• Interest

• Gratuity (tip)

• Markup

Priya used this coupon to buy a game that normally costs $24.50.

Why did she pay $22.50?

• Sales tax

• Interest

• Commission

• Markdown (discount)

Diego's uncle sells computers. In addition to his wages, he gets paid 20% of the amount that he sells.

Why did he earn an extra $600?

• Interest

• Commission

• Sales tax

• Markdown (discount)

What is 23% of 65?

• 14.95

• 15.95

• 16

• 13.75

Convert ³/₄ to percent

• 75%

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%