Markup and Discount

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Markup and Discount
COURSE 3 LESSON 6-6
A store sells a skirt that costs the store 40
and marks up the price 25. What is the selling
price for this skirt?
Method 1 Find the markup first. Then find the
selling price.
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Markup and Discount
COURSE 3 LESSON 6-6
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Method 2 Find the selling price directly.
The selling price equals 100 of the stores cost
plus a markup of 25 of the stores cost.
So, the selling price of the skirt is 100 25,
or 125, of 40.
The store sells the skirt for 50.
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Markup and Discount
COURSE 3 LESSON 6-6
A pair of skis regularly costs 180. The sale
price is 108. Find the percent of discount.
discount regular price sale price
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Markup and Discount
COURSE 3 LESSON 6-6
A shoe store advertises a 35-off sale. What is
the sale price of shoes that regularly cost
94.99?
Method 1 Find the discount first. Then find the
sale price.
35 of 94.99 equals the discount.
The sale price is 61.74.
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Markup and Discount
COURSE 3 LESSON 6-6
(continued)
Method 2 Find the sale price directly.
The sale price equals 100 of the regular price
minus a discount of 35 of the regular price.
The sale price is 100 35, or 65, of 94.99.
The sale price is 61.74.
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Markup and Discount
COURSE 3 LESSON 6-6
You buy a CD at the sale price of 6. This is
25 off the regular price. Find the regular price
of the CD.
regular price 25 of regular price sale price
Let r the regular price.
The regular price of the CD is 8.
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Markup and Discount
COURSE 3 LESSON 6-6
1. A pair of shoes costs the store 40. The store
sells them for 65. What is the percent
markup? 2. A sweater regularly sells for 49.
It is on sale for 20 off. What is the sale
price?
62.5
39.20
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