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After a $49 discount on a $140 dress, the sale price is:Read the answer and worked solution →Jeannette buys a $31 swimsuit at a sale price of $13.95. The amount of discount is:Read the answer and worked solution →With a $17.05 discount on a $31 swimsuit, the discount rate is:Read the answer and worked solution →The price a retailer pays for an item is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The list price should always be:Read the answer and worked solution →Adam buys a photograph at $250 and marks it up 40%. The mark-up is:Read the answer and worked solution →With a $100 mark-up on a $250 photograph, the list price is:Read the answer and worked solution →Jim's music store buys a guitar at $1,200 and marks it up 50%. The mark-up is:Read the answer and worked solution →Sergio buys a belt discounted 40% from an original price of $29. The discount is:Read the answer and worked solution →Oscar buys a barbecue discounted 65% from an original price of $395. The sale price is:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the price cuttersRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the money wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the price numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the percent wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Discount or mark-upRead the answer and worked solution →Sort discount, mark-up and interestRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Percent bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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After a $49 discount on a $140 dress, the sale price is:

  1. $105
  2. $189
  3. $91
  4. $49
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Correct answer: C. $91

1. Subtract the discount from the original. 2. 140 minus 49 is 91. 3. The sale price is lower, as expected. _Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e, Chapter 3, Solve Percent Applications (CC BY 4.0)._

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Jeannette buys a $31 swimsuit at a sale price of $13.95. The amount of discount is:

  1. $13.95
  2. $31.00
  3. $44.95
  4. $17.05
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Correct answer: D. $17.05

1. Discount is original minus sale price. 2. 31 minus 13.95 is 17.05. 3. That is 55 percent of 31. _Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e, Chapter 3, Solve Percent Applications (CC BY 4.0)._

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With a $17.05 discount on a $31 swimsuit, the discount rate is:

  1. 55%
  2. 45%
  3. 35%
  4. 65%
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Correct answer: A. 55%

1. Divide the discount by the original. 2. 17.05 over 31 is 0.55. 3. The rate of discount is 55 percent. _Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e, Chapter 3, Solve Percent Applications (CC BY 4.0)._

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