Student Edition - Mathematics in Context - Britannica

Dale is having a sale on small fans that regularly cost$5.98 each. Customers can choose from these threediscounts.Discount 1: 5% offDiscount 3: 1 5offDiscount 2: $0.50 off1. Which discount gives the lowest sale price?Explain your reasoning.Dale is selling all the air conditioners in his store to make room forother merchandise. He gives his customers a huge discount of 60%.2. Explain how you would find the discount for an air conditionerthat costs $240.Dale has three other air conditioners to sell for $280, $200, and $275.3. How much will each one cost afterthe 60% discount?Ms. Gordon and Mr. Sanchez are studyinga survey of 800 customers. The surveyshows that 45% of the customers gavethe same response. Ms. Gordon andMr. Sanchez want to know how manycustomers that is. They begin by usingpercents they can easily write as fractions.4. How do you think Ms. Gordon andMr. Sanchez will continue? Completetheir calculations.5. Write at least two ways to calculate25% of 900.I know 10%is 1 10 .I know 50%of 800 ishalf of it.Look for at least three different sale items listed in a newspaper ormagazine. Calculate the discount and the sale price. Rewrite thepercent discount as a fraction.Section B: Discounts 17