Monday, December 5, 2011

Edel's Scribe Post Dec. 5

Discount, Sale Price, Total Price

Discount = what you save
Sale Price = What you pay after discount
Total Price = sale price and the taxes

1.) Jeans $75 = 15% off
What I did to find the discount is I have to find 1% so I divide 75 by 100 and its equals to 0.75 and now I multiply 0.75 to 15 which is equals to 11.25
So the discount is 15% which is $11.25


here are the equations to understand it more easier

75 divided by 100 = 0.75
0.75 x 15 = 11.25

The sale price is $63.75 Its really easy to get because you just have to subtract the discount to the total price.

2.) iPod $285 = 5% off
The way I found the discount price in here is also the same on number 1 find the 1% I divided 285 by 100 which is $2.85 the I just multiply it by 5% which is $14.25 . So the discount is $14.25.

The sale price is easy to get its the same way I did in number 1 I subtract $285 to $14.25

Thanks for reading my scribe post and if I made any mistakes or if I miss anything just comment below.

7 comments:

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  2. Good job, but you could have shown how to do it on a ratio table but good job on explaining it, it helped me alot.

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  3. Good Job Edel . But you could of added some more ways of getting the answer. But anyways Good job.

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  4. Hey Edel. You could have added some pictures showing how you got the discount for both items. You should have two ways to get the discount. One should be a ratio table. The other way you could find the sale price is when you turn the whole number like $75 and turning it into 1% which is 0.75 then multiply it by the percent you get which you add the part that is left out which makes 100%. Here is an example. 15% - original percentage. 85%- left out part. 15%+85%=100%. So now 0.75 x 85 = $63.75 I just told the jeans sale price so that's my gift. LOL. Otherwise, it's pretty good.

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  5. Good job Edel! Your scribe was great but you should have added some pictures and a video to help people understand it more. Also Kit is right. You should have two ways and you should've showed it too. Other than that, you did a fantastic job.
    Here is the video that you should have put:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpmegkR1PfY

    It is only finding discounts, sorry I couldn't find sale price but its just you subtract the price by the discount so yeah.

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  6. Great job Edel on your scribe post. You explained how you got the answers well, but I suggest that you show us at least 2 other ways on getting it. Such as using a ratio table or finding 85% of $75.00:
    85% = $63.75
    0.85 x 75 = $63.75
    (It will save you an extra step)
    Also, Mr. Harbeck told us to find the 'total price' for each merchandise. Which was finding 12%(GST- 5% & PST- 7%) of the sale price, and then adding it to the sale price.:
    1) 12% of $63.75 = $7.65
    0.12 x 63.75 = $7.65
    and then... $63.75 + $7.65 = $71.40

    2) 12% of $270.75 = $32.49
    0.12 x $270.75 = $32.49
    and then ... $32.49 + 270.75 = $303.24

    Also you didn't tell us the sell price for question #2.(Which was $270.75)
    Next I suggest that you add a picture to give a visual for your scribe. Also I think that it's quite helpful if you add a link or video.
    Here's a game that I thought would be helpful for your scribe:
    http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-8/percent-of-a-number-tax-discount-and-more

    Great job!

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  7. Good job Edel! it helped me alot but you should add more ways how to get the Discount, Sale Price, and the Total Price, but anyways Good job!

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