How to find the sale price

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SAT Math › How to find the sale price

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Company is introducing its newest smartphone model, so it is reducing the price of the previous model by 85%. If the previous model used to sell for $180, what is its new price?

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A two-liter bottle of Zippy Zuppy soda costs $1.39. However, as part of a promotion to mark its sixteenth anniversary, if ten or more bottles are purchased, the store is offering a savings of 16%.

Floyd purchases six two-liter bottles of Zippy Zuppy cola, four two-liter bottles of Zippy Zuppy ginger ale, and two two-liter bottles of Zippy Zuppy orange soda. After a sales tax of 6.5%, how much will Floyd pay for the soda (nearest cent)?

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A stove is regularly priced for $300. What is the difference one would pay when buying it at a 20% discount rather than a 10% discount, with an additional 10% discount off the sale price?

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The price of a coffeemaker has been marked down 20% for a clearance sale. Tom buys the coffeemaker with a $10.00 coupon and pays $134.44. Give the price of the coffeemaker before the markdown and excluding the coupon.

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A two-liter bottle of Zippy Zuppy soda costs $1.49. However, as part of a promotion to mark its ninth anniversary, if nine or more bottles are purchased, the store is offering a savings of 19%.

Jerry purchases two two-liter bottles each of Zippy Zuppy cola, Zippy Zuppy strawberry soda, Zippy Zuppy grape soda, and Zippy Zuppy orange soda. After a sales tax of 5.5%, how much will Jerry pay for the soda (nearest cent)?

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A customer wants to buy a candy bar that costs fifty cents. It is taxed at eleven percent by the store. What's the price that the customer has to pay, rounded to the nearest cent?

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Margaret has been given a gift card with $150 worth of credit on it. She wants to spend it at the store where her father works, because she will get a 12 1/2 % employee's family discount. Also, the sales tax at the store is 8%.

The price tag on a pair of shoes that she wants to buy there says $200.00. If Margaret decides to buy the shoes and use the credit on her gift card, how much will she have to pay out of her own pocket?

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The price of a pair of shoes after a 15% clearance discount and a 20% employee discount is $113.74.

Give the price of the shoes before the two discounts (nearest cent).

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An mp3 player costs $100 on day one. On day two, the shop owner decides to decrease the price by 10% of the day one price. However, on day three the owner changes her mind and raises the price by 10% of the day two price. What is the new price of the mp3 player?

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Molly needs to buy a new microwave. Two stores, A and B, sell the exact model microwave that Molly needs to buy; however, stores A and B are selling this microwave at two different prices. Store A is selling the microwave for its regular price of $250. Store B is having a 20% off sale on all kitchen appliances. If the regular price of the microwave at store B is $275, how much money will Molly save if she purchases the microwave at store B with the additional 20% discount compared to if she were to purchase the microwave at store A?

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