Discount Shop
Class 7–8 Maths: comparing quantities (percentages)
Go shopping in a sale. Work out discounts and find out why 50% off plus 20% off is not 70% off.
Words to know
- Percent (%)
- Out of 100: 20% means 20 out of every 100.
- Discount
- The amount taken off the marked price.
- Marked price
- The price written on the tag before any discount.
- Sale price
- The price you pay after the discount.
Quick check
Answer 3 questions to check what you learned.
Try at home
Look at a shop advert or a newspaper sale. Pick an item and work out the discount in rupees. Then check: is the 'sale price' right?