Year 8 Maths — Discount and tax

Work out a discount, a sale price, and the price once tax has been added.

Name: ________________________

1.Which of these offers takes the most off an item marked $1000?
- a) 10 per cent off, and then 10 per cent off again
- b) A discount of 30 per cent
- c) A discount of one fifth
- d) $250 off
2.Match each marked price to its sale price after a discount of 20 per cent.
- $150
- $250
- $400
- $600
- $900
- $320
- $200
- $480
- $120
- $720
3.A discount of 20 per cent followed by a further 20 per cent off the new price is the same as one single discount of how much?
- a) 36 per cent
- b) 44 per cent
- c) 40 per cent
- d) 30 per cent
4.Each offer is on an item marked $2000. Put them in order by what you end up paying, cheapest first.
- $600 off
- A quarter off
- Half price
- A discount of 10 per cent
- A discount of 35 per cent
5.Sort each change by whether it makes the price go up or down.
Groups: Price goes up · Price goes down
- A service charge of 5 per cent added
- A third off
- A quarter off
- Tax of 12 per cent added
- A discount of 10 per cent
- Tax of 8 per cent added
6.After a discount of 20 per cent, a lamp sells for $960. What was its marked price? Give just the number.
7.A shirt is marked $800 and is sold at a discount of 15 per cent. How much is taken off the marked price? Give just the number.
8.A toy costs $600 before tax. With tax of 5 per cent added, what is the total to pay? Give just the number.

Answer key — Year 8 Maths — Discount and tax

1. b) A discount of 30 per cent
2. $150 → $120; $250 → $200; $400 → $320; $600 → $480; $900 → $720
3. a) 36 per cent
4. 1. Half price 2. A discount of 35 per cent 3. $600 off 4. A quarter off 5. A discount of 10 per cent
5. A discount of 10 per cent → Price goes down; Tax of 8 per cent added → Price goes up; A quarter off → Price goes down; A service charge of 5 per cent added → Price goes up; A third off → Price goes down; Tax of 12 per cent added → Price goes up
6. 1200
7. 120
8. 630