[(120-96)/120]*100 = ??
Check my work.
Abdul bought a radio for $120. The same model is now on sale for $96. Express this decrease as a percentage of the original price. Show your work.
How would you do this problem?
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$120 - 96 = $24.
$24 / 120 = 0.2 = 20%
$24 / 120 = 0.2 = 20%
Thank you. Could you please help me with these 2 other percent questions?
1. Margaret works at a local shoe store. She receives a 15% commission on every pair of shoes she sells. Margaret sold her friend a new pair of basketball shoes for $90. How much commission will Margaret receive from this sale? Show your work.
2. The shoe store marks up all of its shoes 40% from the wholesale price. If the store buys a pair of shoes for $56, find the retail price that a customer will pay for those shoes before tax. Show your work.
1. Margaret works at a local shoe store. She receives a 15% commission on every pair of shoes she sells. Margaret sold her friend a new pair of basketball shoes for $90. How much commission will Margaret receive from this sale? Show your work.
2. The shoe store marks up all of its shoes 40% from the wholesale price. If the store buys a pair of shoes for $56, find the retail price that a customer will pay for those shoes before tax. Show your work.
1. 0.15 * $90 = ??
2. 0.4 * $56 = X
$56 + X = Retail price
2. 0.4 * $56 = X
$56 + X = Retail price
Thank you. Could you please tell me if these answers are right?
1. $13.50
2. $78.40
1. $13.50
2. $78.40
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