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% Tip or Discount
CONCEPTS
Types
• Given a Tax %, Tip % => New amount = Original (1 + %)
• Given a Discount % => New amount = Original (1 - %)
PRACTICE PROBLEMS
Question 1 If a dress is discounted by 30% twice and the discounted dress is taxed 10%, what is the price if the original price is $10?
-- Answer -- $5.39
$10 (1 – 30%) (1 – 30%) (1 + 10%) = $5.39
ACT PRACTICE PROBLEMS
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