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Percents Vocab
Percents in the real world Vocab cards
Term | Definition |
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Sales Tax | Amount of money added on to the cost of items to help pay for roads, police, fire fighters, bridges etc |
Sales Tax rate | (varies by county & state) The percent added onto the cost of items THE PERCENT (not the dollar amount) |
Gratuity (Tip) | Money paid in appreciation for a service given Waiters/ barber/ service people |
Markup | Increase in the cost of an item to ensure a profit |
Discount | Amount off the price of an item as a promotion |
Interest | (both charged and earned) savings accounts earn interest |
Principle | Initial investment/amount |
Commission | Money that is a percent of total sales (cars, houses) |
Decimal to percent | Multiply by 100 (Ex .35 -> 35%) |
Percent to decimal | Divide by 100 (Ex 765% -> 7.65) |
Fraction to percent (1) | Fraction -> decimal -> percent, attach percent sign |
Fraction to percent (2) | Use equivalent fractions to set the denominator of the fraction = 100 |
Percent to fraction | Write percent over 100, remove sign, simplify |
Fraction to decimal | Divide numerator by denominator |
Decimal to fraction | Read decimal the way you are supposed to! |