Calculating

Calculating percentages
percentages % with money

1 Use equivalent percentages and fractions to calculate the following.

a 25% of $40 b 20% of $50 c 10% of $60 d 50% of $120
1
4 of $40
= ________________ = ________________ = ________________ = ________________
= ________________ = ________________ = ________________ = ________________
e 25% of 1 day f 10% of 1 metre g 20% of 1 hour h 50% of 1 km
= ________________ = ________________ = ________________ = ________________
= ________________ = ________________ = ________________ = ________________

2 Use equivalent decimals and fractions to calculate the following.

a 0.2 of 10 b 0.25 of 24 c 0.1 of 50 d 0.5 of 1 day
= ________________ = ________________ = ________________ = ________________
= ________________ = ________________ = ________________ = ________________

3 What is the discount in each case?

a $65 b $80 c $100 d $200
10% discount 50% discount 20% discount 25% discount

DISCOUNT IS ALWAYS SUBTRACTED

4 What is the price after the discount has been deducted?
a 25% OFF b 20% OFF c 10% OFF
shirts
All skates Back to school Ladies
shirts
$80 $15
$35

5 The Smiths are shopping for a new chair. They are confused by the deals offered.
Help them choose the cheapest chair. Which one do you estimate? __________________________
a b c
$1500 $1250 $1600

20% 10% Save

off off 25%

Cost ____________ Cost ____________ Cost ____________

ACMNA132 Money and financial mathematics • Investigate and calculate percentage discounts of 10%, 25%, 50% on sale items, with and without digital technologies. 77