Percent Equation Word Problems and Discounts, Markups

Sam bought an $85.00 jacket for 40% off of the regular price. How much did he pay for the jacket?

• 75

• 51

• 36

• 81

Discount is ____________ from the price.

• added

• divided

• subtracted

• eaten by

Sarah’s Fitbit tells her she has completed 73% of her goal for number of steps taken today. If she has taken 5,840 steps, what is Sarah’s goal for the day?

• 4263

• 5867

• 8000

• 7830

Find the total cost.  $20 meal; 9% sales tax; 20% gratuity after the sales tax has been added

• $ 1.80

• $ 4.00

• $26.16

• $29.20

Mary lost 30 pounds. Before her diet she weighed 180 pounds. What is the percent of change?

• 17% Decrease

• 19% Decrease

• 25% Decrease

• 20% Decrease

What is the new price of the shirt?

• $7.50

• $2.50

• $12.50

• $17.50

A computer game costs $25. The store uses a markup rate of 40%. Find the selling price of the computer game.

• $40

• $15

• $33

• $35

A product is originally priced at $55 and is on sale for 25% off. How much is the discount?

• $11.25

• $14

• $13.75

• $41.25

Sam bought an $85.00 jacket for 40% off of the regular price. What is the sale price of the jacket?

• 75

• 51

• 36

• 81

A store pays $32.00 for each video game. The store’s percent of mark up is 75%. Which shows the sale price of the video game?

• $60.00

• $56.00

• $24.00

• $8.00