Percentage Discount Task
1. Create a word document and attach four different examples of an
advertised sale and determine:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Advertised price
% Discount
Discount
Final Sale price
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Advertised price = $120
% Discount = Calculate
Discount= $120 – $84 = $36
Final Sale price =$84
Eg. 1.
% Discount = 36 ÷120 x 100
= 30%
Eg. 2.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Advertised price = $89
% Discount = 25% 0ff
Discount= 89 x 25% = $22.25
Final Sale price = $89 - $22.25
= $66.75
2. Try to find one example of a sale that is not really a great sale and
explain how this advertisement is misleading.