Exploring Sales Tax and Percent Change Concepts

The video tutorial explains how to calculate the percent change in the price of a pair of jeans, originally priced at $20 and sold for $15. It demonstrates the steps to find the percent change using a proportion method. The tutorial also covers converting a 6% sales tax into a decimal and calculating the tax amount in dollars and cents, using a detailed multiplication process.

What is the original price of the jeans mentioned in the video?

• $20

• $30

• $25

• $15

What is the reduced price of the jeans?

• $15

• $25

• $20

• $10

How do you calculate the change in price?

• $20 * $15

• $15 - $20

• $20 - $15

• $20 + $15

What is the change in price of the jeans?

• $4

• $3

• $5

• $6

What is the first step in the proportion method to find the percent change?

• Subtract the prices

• Divide by the original price

• Cross multiply

• Add the prices

What is the percent change in the price of the jeans?

• 20%

• 10%

• 30%

• 25%

What is the sales tax percentage mentioned in the video?

• 7%

• 6%

• 5%

• 4%

How do you convert a percentage to a decimal?

• Move the decimal one place to the right

• Move the decimal two places to the right

• Move the decimal two places to the left

• Move the decimal one place to the left

What is the decimal equivalent of 6%?

• 0.0006

• 0.006

• 0.6

• 0.06

What is the sales tax amount for a refrigerator priced at $525.50 with a 6% sales tax?

• $33.00

• $32.00

• $31.53

• $30.00