6.7.1: Key Terms
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Key Terms
- commission
- A commission is a percentage of total sales as determined by the rate of commission.
- discount
- An amount of discount is a percent off the original price, determined by the discount rate.
- mark-up
- The mark-up is the amount added to the wholesale price, determined by the mark-up rate.
- percent
- A perfecnt is a ratio whose denominator is 100.
- percent decrease
- The percent decrease is the percent the amount of decrease is of the original amount.
- percent increase
- The percent increase is the percent the amount of increase is of the original amount.
- proportion
- A proportion is an equation of the form ab=, where b≠0, d≠0.The proportion states two ratios or rates are equal. The proportion is read “a is to b, as c is to d”.
- sales tax
- The sales tax is a percent of the purchase price.
- simple interest
- If an amount of money, P, the principal, is invested for a period of t years at an annual interest rate r, the amount of interest, I, earned is I=. Interest earned according to this formula is called simple interest.