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1. A coat was marked down by 60 percent from its original price of $99. Including an 8 percent sales tax, what is the final cost of the coat?

2. The bill for dinner totaled $56 before tax and tip. The restaurant added a 6 percent sales tax. If Sandra wants to include a 16 percent tip calculated on the bill before sales tax is added, what is the total cost of the dinner?

3. Livia's bill for lunch came to $8 before tax and tip. The restaurant included a 7 percent sales tax, and she left a 15 percent tip, which she calculated on the bill before the sales tax was added. What was the total cost of Livia's lunch?

4. Georgia needs to buy flea treatment for her dog. Pet Store 1 is offering the flea treatment for 40 percent off plus an additional 25 percent off their regular price of $33. Pet Store 2 is offering the same flea treatment for 55 percent off plus an additional 5 percent off their regular price of $34. Which location is offering the better price and how much cheaper is it?

5. The sale rack at the department store said that an additional 30 percent discount would be taken on all items. If a dress on the sale rack had an original price of $86 and was already marked down by 25 percent, what is final cost of the dress before taxes?

6. Mark's food for lunch cost $12. The restaurant added a 5 percent sales tax, $0.60, to the bill. Mark wants to pay a 20 percent tip on the total bill including sales tax. What is the amount of the tip?

7. Max found a pair of jeans on sale for 40 percent off. He used a coupon for an additional 20 percent off. If the original price of the pair of jeans was $68, what is the final price of the pair of jeans before taxes?

8. Seema bought a new pair of jeans that were on sale. The original price of the jeans was $56. The store had marked them down by 25 percent, and Seema had a 20 percent off coupon as well. What was the price of the jeans before tax?

9. Will bought a new skateboard that was on sale. The original price of the skateboard was $60. The store had marked it down by 20 percent, and Will had a 25 percent off coupon as well. What was the price of the skateboard before tax?

10. Alyssa is paid 5 percent commission on her total sales each month. Last month, she sold $30,000 worth of items. After a state tax rate of 9 percent is deducted from her commission, how much is left to the nearest dollar?

11. Melissa wants to buy a new pair of shoes that have an original price of $45. Melissa has a coupon for 20 percent off to use on them, which amounts to a discount of $9. If sales tax is 9 percent on the final price of the shoes, how much tax will she need to pay?

12. Lori was paid a 15 percent commission for the home audio system that she sold. The electronics store had marked up the price of the system by 60 percent over the wholesale price of $264. How much did Lori earn for the sale of the home audio system?

13. Dora bought a bottle of nail polish that was marked down by 20 percent from its original price of $4.50. Including a 9 percent sales tax, what is the final cost of the bottle of nail polish?

14. Jake's Cameras purchased a digital camera at a wholesale cost of $80. They marked up the price 50 percent above the wholesale cost to use as their selling price. After every month that the camera didn't sell, the store reduced the selling price by 25 percent. After how many monthly price reductions did the price dip below the wholesale cost?

15. Nina paid the bill for dinner with her family. The total cost of the food was $65, and the restaurant added an 8 percent sales tax, $5.20, to the bill. Nina wants to pay a 15 percent tip on the total bill including sales tax. What is the amount of the tip?

16. Ella was paid an 11 percent commission on the pair of shoes that she sold. The department store had paid $25 wholesale for the shoes and had marked up the price by 40 percent to the selling price. How much did Ella earn for the sale?

17. Alec paid the bill for dinner with his clients which totaled $140 before tax and tip. If an automatic tip was added in the amount of $25.00, and then an 8 percent sales tax was added, what was the total cost of the dinner?

18. C.B. Clothing ordered sweaters at a wholesale cost of $20 each. The store marked up the price 50 percent above the wholesale cost to use as their selling price. After every month that the sweater didn't sell, the store reduced the selling price by 20 percent. After how many monthly price reductions did the price dip below the wholesale cost?

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