Problem 147
Late Fees Alison was late paying her credit card bill of \(\$ 249\) . She was charged a 5\(\%\) late fee. What was the amount of the late fee?
Problem 149
Without solving the problem 鈥淲hat is 20% of 300?鈥 think about what the solution might be. Should it be a number that is greater than 300 or less than 300? Explain your reasoning.
Problem 154
In the following exercises, find(a) the sales tax and (b) the total cost. The cost of a microwave oven was \(\$ 129\) . The sales tax rate is 7.5\(\%\) of the purchase price.
Problem 156
In the following exercises, find(a) the sales tax and (b) the total cost. The cost of a file cabinet is \(\$ 250\) . The sales tax rate is 6.85\(\%\) of the purchase price.
Problem 166
In the following exercises, find the commission. Farrah works in a jewelry store and receives 12\(\%\) commission when she makes a sale. How much commission will she receive for selling a \(\$ 8,125\) ring?
Problem 168
In the following exercises, find the commission. Hector receives 17.5\(\%\) commission when he sells an insurance policy. How much commission will he receive for selling a policy for \(\$ 4,910 ?\)
Problem 175
In the following exercises, find the rate of commission. Lucas earned \(\$ 4,487.50\) commission when he brought a \(\$ 35,900\) job to his office. What was the rate of commission?
Problem 178
In the following exercises, find the sale price. Rick wants to buy a tool set with original price \(\$ 165 .\) Next week the tool set will be on sale for 40\(\%\) off.
Problem 183
In the following exercises, find (a) the amount of discount and (b) the sale price. Colleen bought a suit that was discounted 25\(\%\) from an original price of \(\$ 245\) .
Problem 189
In the following exercises, find (a) the amount of discount and the amount of discount and (b) the discount rate. the discount rate. (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent if needed.) Bill found a book he wanted on sale for \(\$ 20.80 .\) The original price of the book was \(\$ 32\) .