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This document contains a math worksheet with word problems involving percent discounts. There are 6 problems that ask the student to calculate sale prices, original prices, and percentage discounts. The answers section shows the step-by-step workings and solutions for each problem. Some examples include finding that a 30% discount on a $2.50 item results in a sale price of $1.75, and that a $18 discount on a $90 item is a 20% discount.

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This document contains a math worksheet with word problems involving percent discounts. There are 6 problems that ask the student to calculate sale prices, original prices, and percentage discounts. The answers section shows the step-by-step workings and solutions for each problem. Some examples include finding that a 30% discount on a $2.50 item results in a sale price of $1.75, and that a $18 discount on a $90 item is a 20% discount.

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Discount Problems

Name: ________________________ Score: _________

Solve the following percent problems and show your workings.

1. A rubber duck is on sale for 30% off. If the original


price was $2.50, what is the new sales price?

2. A very funny cartoon book is on sale with a 20% discount.


If the sales price is $2, what was the original price?

3. After a lot of talking you finally got a $10 discount on a plastic chair.
If the original price of the chair was $100, what percentage
discount did you get?

4. If you buy 3 stickers you get a 75% discount on the third sticker.
If 1 sticker costs $0.40, how much will 3 stickers cost you?

5. I got a $18 dollar discount on a $90 speaker set. What was the
percentage discount I got?

6. I got a 10% discount on a fan and a 15% discount on a cool box.


If the original price of the fan was $150 and that of the cool box $30,
how much did I pay for both items?

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Answers

Solve the following percent problems and show your workings.

1. A rubber duck is on sale for 30% off. If the original


price was $2.50, what is the new sales price?
2.50 - (0.3 x 2.50) = $1.75

2. A very funny cartoon book is on sale with a 20% discount.


If the sales price is $2, what was the original price?
op - (0.20x op) = 2 0.80 op = 2 Original Price =$2.50

3. After a lot of talking you finally got a $10 discount on a plastic chair.
If the original price of the chair was $100, what percentage
discount did you get?
(100 100) x 100 = 10%

4. If you buy 3 stickers you get a 75% discount on the third sticker.
If 1 sticker costs $0.40, how much will 3 stickers cost you?
2 x 0.4 + (0.75 x 0.4) = $0.90

5. I got a $18 dollar discount on a $90 speaker set. What was the
percentage discount I got?
(18 90) x 100 = 20%

6. I got a 10% discount on a fan and a 15% discount on a cool box.


If the original price of the fan was $150 and that of the cool box $30,
how much did I pay for both items?
(150 -(150 x 0.10)) + (30 - (30 x 0.15)) = $160.50

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