{"id":228,"date":"2022-04-13T04:32:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T04:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=228"},"modified":"2025-12-19T06:00:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T06:00:04","slug":"k-4-percent-of-a-number-vat-discount-and-more","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/k-4-percent-of-a-number-vat-discount-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"K.4 Percent of a number: VAT, discount and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Percent of a number: VAT, discount and more<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-071aec683c99d954104ee0068dfb63f9\" style=\"color:#74008b\">Key notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83d\udd22 What is a Percent?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Percent (%)<\/strong> means <strong>\u201cout of 100\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>25% = 25 out of 100 = <strong>25\/100<\/strong> = <strong>0.25<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83e\uddee Finding the Percent of a Number<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Formula:<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Percent of a number = (Percent \u00f7 100) \u00d7 Number<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20% of 500<br>= (20 \u00f7 100) \u00d7 500<br>= <strong>100<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83d\udcb8 Discount<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>discount<\/strong> is the <strong>reduction<\/strong> in the marked price.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Discount amount<\/strong> = (Discount % \u00f7 100) \u00d7 Marked Price<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Selling Price (SP)<\/strong> = Marked Price \u2212 Discount<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marked price = \u20b91,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discount = 10%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discount = 10% of 1,000 = \u20b9100<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SP = \u20b91,000 \u2212 \u20b9100 = <strong>\u20b9900<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83e\uddfe VAT (Value Added Tax)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>VAT<\/strong> is a <strong>tax added<\/strong> to the price of goods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>VAT amount<\/strong> = (VAT % \u00f7 100) \u00d7 Price<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Final Price<\/strong> = Price + VAT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Price = \u20b9800<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VAT = 5%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VAT = 5% of 800 = \u20b940<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Final Price = \u20b9800 + \u20b940 = <strong>\u20b9840<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\u2795 Increase in Price (Profit \/ Tax)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Used when price <strong>increases<\/strong> due to tax or profit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increase<\/strong> = (Increase % \u00f7 100) \u00d7 Original Price<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Price<\/strong> = Original Price + Increase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\u2796 Decrease in Price (Loss \/ Discount)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Used when price <strong>decreases<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Decrease<\/strong> = (Decrease % \u00f7 100) \u00d7 Original Price<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Price<\/strong> = Original Price \u2212 Decrease<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83d\udd04 Converting Between Forms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Percent to Fraction:<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udc49 Divide by 100<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Percent to Decimal:<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udc49 Move decimal two places left<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>15% = 15\/100 = <strong>0.15<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83e\udde0 Real-Life Uses of Percent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udcc9 Discounts in shops<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83e\uddfe VAT and taxes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udcc8 Profit and loss<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udfe6 Interest in banks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udcca Marks and results<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\u2b50 Quick Tip for Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always <strong>find the percent value first<\/strong>, then <strong>add or subtract<\/strong> based on the question.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read carefully: <strong>Is it discount (\u2212) or VAT (+)?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want, I can also provide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udcdd <strong>Worked examples<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2753 <strong>MCQs &amp; word problems<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udcd8 <strong>Worksheet with answers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udfa8 <strong>Colorful student notes (Canva-ready)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#105000\"><strong>Learn with an example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#d1e9c7\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Untitled-200-\u00d7-100px.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4637\" style=\"width:321px;height:161px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a6790312b7873138f1b4b964824c857b\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>Zachary&nbsp;wants to buy a soccer ball key chain. The original price is&nbsp;\u20b90.64.&nbsp;How much will Zachary pay if he buys it during the&nbsp;sale?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u20b9&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find&nbsp;the&nbsp;discount.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;discount is&nbsp;50%&nbsp;of the original price. Multiply to find&nbsp;50%&nbsp;of&nbsp;\u20b90.64.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>discount=50% . 0.64<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>               =50\/100 . 0.64   Write&nbsp;the percent as a&nbsp;fraction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>               =0.5 . 0.64         Write&nbsp;the fraction as a&nbsp;decimal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>                =0.32            Simplify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;discount is&nbsp;\u20b90.32.&nbsp;This means the sale price will be&nbsp;\u20b90.32&nbsp;less than the original&nbsp;price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find&nbsp;the sale&nbsp;price.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subtract&nbsp;the discount from the original&nbsp;price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>sale&nbsp;price=0.64\u20130.32<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>               =0.32      Simplify <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zachary&nbsp;will pay&nbsp;\u20b90.32.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-0688c655648475bbcda32af53e074fef\" style=\"background-color:#dbbdbd\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a15583706b538a01ae60087f0bb5ae6a\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>Cole buys a beaded key chain priced at \u20b935. Shipping and handling are an additional 20% of the price. How much shipping and handling will Colepay?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u20b9&#8212;&#8212;-.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Write the percentage as a decimal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20%=0.2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multiply the decimal by the price. Multiply as you would multiply whole numbers, then write the decimal point in the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Untitled_design__49_-removebg-preview.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4641\" style=\"width:154px;height:154px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cole will pay&nbsp;\u20b97 in shipping and handling.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#bae6af\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Untitled-200-\u00d7-100px-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4642\" style=\"width:418px;height:209px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32e3009b3a2c3c90f7bf8e4dd1935a3a\" style=\"color:#b00012\">Bill&nbsp;wants to buy a rolling pin. The original price is&nbsp;\u20b94.40.&nbsp;How much will Bill pay if he buys it during the&nbsp;sale?\u20b9&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find&nbsp;the&nbsp;discount.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;discount is&nbsp;70%&nbsp;of the original price. Multiply to find&nbsp;70%&nbsp;of&nbsp;\u20b94.40.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>discount=70% . 4.40<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>              =70\/100 . 4.40     Write&nbsp;the percent as a&nbsp;fraction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>              =0.70 . 0.40           Write&nbsp;the fraction as a&nbsp;decimal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>               =3.08                  Simplify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;discount is&nbsp;\u20b93.08.&nbsp;This means the sale price will be&nbsp;\u20b93.08&nbsp;less than the original&nbsp;price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find&nbsp;the sale&nbsp;price.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subtract&nbsp;the discount from the original&nbsp;price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>sale price=4.40-3.08<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>                   =1.32<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill&nbsp;will pay&nbsp;\u20b91.32.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-25.png 500w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-25-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-25-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/36215\/619\/795\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-25.png 500w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-25-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-25-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Percent of a number: VAT, discount and more Key notes: \ud83d\udd22 What is a Percent? \ud83e\uddee Finding the Percent of a Number Formula:\ud83d\udc49 Percent of a number = (Percent \u00f7 100) \u00d7 Number \ud83d\udcb8 Discount \u2705 Example: \ud83e\uddfe VAT (Value Added Tax) \u2705 Example: \u2795 Increase in Price (Profit \/ Tax) \u2796 Decrease in Price<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/k-4-percent-of-a-number-vat-discount-and-more\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;K.4 Percent of a number: VAT, discount and more&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-228","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_hostinger_reach_plugin_has_subscription_block":false,"_hostinger_reach_plugin_is_elementor":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22459,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228\/revisions\/22459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}