There will be a quiz tomorrow on percentages, including finding the percent OFF.


Complete the following problems to help you prepare.

1.)  There are 105 sixth grade students at Evergreen.  About 15% of them will receive a new phone for the holidays.  How many students will this be? (Round to the nearest whole).

2.) Temper is going to Best Buy to get NBA 2k14. It retails for $60 and he has a 20% off coupon.  How much is the discount and how much does he have to pay before taxes (subtotal)?

3.) Miguel was very hungry so he ordered from Wing Stop.  He ordered 30 wings and ate 70% of them.  How many wings did he eat? How many wings were left over?


Adding a Percent
4.)  Jennifer went to buy a big bag of Takis at Target.  The Takis cost $4 and the tax is 3%.  How much did she pay for the Takis after taxes?

5.)  Dayana wanted to buy some Vans at Hot Topic.  They cost $65 and the tax is 9%.  How much did she pay for the Vans after taxes?

6.) Oscar bought a Subway sandwich in Chicago and another in Indiana.  They both cost $6.  The tax in Chicago is 9% and the tax in Indiana is 5%.  How much MORE did he pay in Chicago than in Indiana?

Challenge
Target and Best Buy have competing deals on iPads.  Best Buy is giving you $75 OFF ANY iPad Mini and Target is giving you 15% OFF ANY iPad Mini.  The iPad Minis  cost $300 (regular), $400 (16GB), $500 (32GB), $600 (64GB), and $700 (128GB).

For which iPads is Best Buy the better deal?  For which iPads is Target the better deal? Explain your answer and show your work.