alleryStart learning →Which everyday situations are named as applications of percent?
ATips, sales tax, discount, interest
BLength, area, volume, mass
CSpeed, time, distance, force
DColour, shape, texture, sound
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Tips, sales tax, discount, interest
1. Percent shows up constantly in daily transactions.
2. Many applications of percent occur in our daily lives.
3. Those include tips and sales tax.
4. Discount and interest complete the list.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 'Percents', sections 6.1-6.5_
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