Tax, Tip, Discount, Commission, and Simple Interest
  • 1. Your parents took your family out to dinner. Your parents wanted to give the waiter a 15% tip. If the total amount of the dinner was $42.00, what should be the total bill?
  • 2. If the sales tax for the city of Santa Fe is 9.75%, how much would you pay for an item that costs $200.00?
  • 3. Kohl's is selling jeans at 15% off the regular price. The regular price is $25.00 per pair. What is the new price after the discount?
  • 4. Jessica earns straight commission selling cell phone contracts. Last month she sold cell phone contracts worth a total of $38,192.00. If Jessica earns a 5% rate of commission, what was her income last month?
  • 5. Jack bought two magazines for $4.95 each. If the sales tax was 6.75%, what was the total amount that he paid for the magazines?
  • 6. Gary and Kathy's restaurant bill comes to $35.50. They are planning to tip the waiter 20%. How much money will they pay including the tip?
  • 7. Mr. Romero is buying a cell phone that has a regular price of $649. The cell phone is on sale for 15% off the regular price. What will be the new price after the discount?
  • 8. A real estate agent sold a house for $315,000 last week. If her commission is 1.25% of the selling price of the home, find the amount of her commission.
  • 9. To buy a car, Melissa borrowed $15,000 for 3 years at an annual simple interest rate of 9%. How much interest will she pay if she pays the entire loan off at the end of the third year?
  • 10. Bob deposited $6,500 in a simple interest account that pays 2.8% interest annually. If Ben leaves the money in the account for 12 years, how much interest will he earn?
  • 11. You get a haircut that costs $23. If you tip the barber 10%, what is the final cost?
  • 12. If the original price of an item is $250 and the markup is 20%, What is the final cost of this item?
  • 13. You go to a restaurant and order $137.61 worth of food. You have to pay a tax of 6.5%, and you decide to tip the waiter 18%, what is the total cost of the meal?
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