Discounts: Fluency & Practice

Mathematics
Year 9
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet focused on understanding and calculating discounts through percentage decrease, designed to build procedural fluency and application skills.

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Discounts: Fluency & Practice

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Grade Year 9
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Introduction

Read the key concept below before attempting the questions.
1.
A discount is a reduction in price expressed as a percentage of the original price. To calculate the discounted price, use the formula: Final Price = Original Price × (1 - Discount Percentage/100).
[1 mark]
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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate the discounted price of an item originally costing $120 with a 15% discount.
[2 marks]
2.
A jacket originally costs $80. After a 25% discount, what is the new price?
[2 marks]
3.
An electronic device has a listed price of $250. It is on sale with a 10% discount. What is the sale price?
[2 marks]
4.
Construct a rectangle on the grid with a length of 6 units and a width that is 20% less. What is the width?
[3 marks]
5.
The original price of a bike was $400. It was sold after a 20% discount. What was the sale price?
[2 marks]
6.
An item costs $150. After a discount, its final price is $120. What is the percentage discount applied?
[3 marks]
7.
A shop offers a 30% discount on a $90 item. Calculate the final price after discount.
[2 marks]
8.
A car originally costs $20,000. During a sale, it is discounted by 12%. What is the new price?
[2 marks]
9.
A television is priced at $600. It is discounted by 25%. Later, a further 10% discount is applied to the already reduced price. What is the final price?
[3 marks]
10.
A retailer offers a 15% discount on a $200 laptop. If the store mistakenly applies a 15% increase instead of a discount, what would be the incorrect final price?
[2 marks]
11.
Identify and correct the mistake: A price of $500 was discounted by 10%, but the final price was calculated as $450.
[3 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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1/1/2026
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