1. Percentages: Discounts and Sales Tax
Mathematics Quiz
Percentages:
Discounts and Sales Tax

2. Instructions
Label your paper with the appropriate information, as you would in your mathematics exercise book. (Date, Activity and Name).
There are two parts to the quiz. Part One - Short Answer and Part Two – one long answer. Read each part carefully.
Show all workings.
Listen to the teachers instructions.

3. Short answer 1.) What is PST? 2.) What is GST? What is HST?
4.) Calculate 65% of $95.00.
5.) Calculate 65% off $95.00.

4. Word Problem
6) Sarah purchased a new pair of sneakers for $ The clerk at the counter scratch a “scratch and save” coupon to reveal 20% off.
A) What is the value of the “scratch and save” coupon in dollars?
B) What is the price of the pair of sneaker with the coupon savings?

5. C) Calculate the HST, if it is 11%.
How much did Sarah pay for the sneakers in the end?
E) Write a statement indicating the final results.