Download Name:Period:Percent Review Yellow Side – If you are feeling not as

Name:
Period:
Percent Review
Yellow Side – If you are feeling not as confident with percent (sales tax, tips, and discounts), complete this side. When
you finish, check in with Mrs. Allison.
Finding Tax:
1. Convert the percent to a decimal.
2. Multiply the decimal by the cost of the item.
3. Add the sales tax of the item to the original cost of the item.
1. You buy a book that is $12.00. The sales tax is 8%. Solve for the total cost.
2. You buy a pack of gum that is $0.75. The sales tax is 7%. Solve for the total cost.
3. You and a friend go to a restaurant for dinner. Their meals total $16.75. The sales tax is 5%.
a. What is the total with the tax added to the bill?
Finding Tips:
1. Convert the percent to a decimal.
2. Multiply the decimal by the bill to determine the tip.
3. Add the tip to the bill.
b. They want to leave a 15% tip based on the bill and the tax combined. How much is the tip? What is the
total with the tip?
Finding Discounts:
1. Convert the percent to a decimal.
2. Multiply the decimal by the cost of the item to find the discount.
3. Subtract the discount from the cost.
4. A store is having a 20% off sale. You buy a pair of shoes that cost $50. What is the new cost with of the shoes
with the discount?
Name:
Period:
Percent Review
Green Side – If you are feeling confident with percent (sales tax, tips, and discounts), complete this side. When you
finish, check in with Mrs. Allison.
1. The total bill for drinks and a pizza for three people is $17.50 before tax.
a. The sales tax is 5%. What will be the amount added to the bill for the sales tax?
b. The group wants to leave a 15% tip on the cost of the food, not including the tax. What will be the
amount added to bill for the tip?
c. How much should they pay if they are to share the bill equally?
2. At Loud Sounds Music, CDs are regularly priced at $15.95, and CD singles are regularly priced at $3.45. Every
day this month, the store is offering a discount on all CDs and CD singles. Jeremy goes to Loud Sounds. He
discovers that if he buys two more items today, he can save 20% on each item.
a. Suppose Jeremy buys a CD and a CD single. What is the cost of the CD and CD single including the
discount?
b. The store adds a 6.5% sales tax on the discounted price. How much does Jeremy spend altogether?