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Discounts, Taxes, and Tips
Harini wants to buy a toy car for $
3.76
, but knows that there will be an additional
25
% fee added for taxes. How much money does Harini need to purchase the toy car?
¢
Answer
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Hint
Can you answer 10 correctly?
The product of 376 and 125% is
?
376 x 2
100%
25%
?
When multiplying a number by a percentage, convert the percentage to a fraction, and then multiply the fraction by the number.
For example, if you want to multiply 50 by 20%:
Convert 20% to a fraction (i.e.,
20
100
=
1
5
)
Multiply the number by the fraction (i.e., 50 x
1
5
= 10)
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