Work through single- and multi-step percentage problems, including sequential discounts and markups.
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A jacket originally priced at $80 is discounted by 25%, then an additional 10% is taken off the discounted price. What is the final price?
80 × 0.75 = 60 after the first discount. 60 × 0.90 = 54 after the second.
A store marks up an item that costs $40 by 30% to set the retail price. What is the retail price?
A 30% markup means the retail price is 130% of cost: 40 × 1.30 = $52.
A jacket originally priced at $40 is discounted by 40%, then an additional 20% is taken off the discounted price. What is the final price?
40 × 0.6 = 24.00 after the first discount. 24.00 × 0.8 = 19.20 after the second.
A jacket originally priced at $40 is discounted by 30%, then an additional 5% is taken off the discounted price. What is the final price?
40 × 0.7 = 28.00 after the first discount. 28.00 × 0.95 = 26.60 after the second.
A jacket originally priced at $190 is discounted by 30%, then an additional 10% is taken off the discounted price. What is the final price?
190 × 0.7 = 133.00 after the first discount. 133.00 × 0.9 = 119.70 after the second.