Actually, the image you uploaded
does not contain a specific math problem to solve — it’s a
conceptual slide explaining *how* to approach markup and discount problems.
It’s like a “how-to” guide or instructional overview, not a worksheet with numbers to calculate.
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Here’s what the slide is telling you:
#### Title:
Markup and Discount
> These are types of percent problems — similar to tax, commission, and tip calculations.
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You can solve these problems in 3 ways:
#### 1)
Change the percent to a decimal and multiply.
✔ Example:
If an item costs $50 and has a 20% markup:
→ 20% = 0.20
→ Markup amount = 50 × 0.20 = $10
→ New price = $50 + $10 = $60
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#### 2)
Write an equation to find the missing percent.
✔ Example:
You buy something for $80 and sell it for $100. What’s the markup percent?
Let *p* = markup percent (as decimal)
Equation: 80 + 80p = 100
→ 80p = 20
→ p = 20/80 = 0.25 →
25% markup
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#### 3)
Write a proportion like percent problems.
✔ Example:
What is 15% of 200?
Set up proportion:
> (Part / Whole) = (Percent / 100)
→ x / 200 = 15 / 100
→ Cross-multiply: 100x = 3000
→ x = 30
Or for discount:
Original price $120, sale price $96 → what % discount?
Discount amount = 120 - 96 = $24
Proportion: 24 / 120 = x / 100
→ 120x = 2400 → x = 20 →
20% discount
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✔ Summary:
This slide isn’t asking you to solve a particular problem — it’s teaching you
three strategies to use when solving markup/discount problems.
If you have a *specific problem* (like “A shirt costs $40 and is marked up 25%. What’s the new price?”), feel free to share it — I’ll walk you through solving it using one of these methods!
Let me know if you’d like examples for each method or practice problems!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of markup and discount math problems.