SOLUTION: Q.1 Juliet bought a watch that had an original price of $48. She got it for a sale price of $28.80. What was the rate of discount? Q.2 Auto city bought a used car for $4,899. A

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Question 1049557: Q.1 Juliet bought a watch that had an original price of $48. She got it for a sale price of $28.80. What was the rate of discount?
Q.2 Auto city bought a used car for $4,899. After fixing up the car, the manager decided on a markup of 125%. What price is he asking for the car?
Q.3 Neil bought a sandwich priced at $5.50 and a bottle of juice at $1.25. He also paid a 6% tax. In total, how much did he pay?
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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1) [(48-28.80)/48]*100 = % discount. Work from the inside out.
2) 4899*1.25 = asking price for the car
3) (5.5+1.25)*1.06 = how much he paid
Use your calculator.