TRICKS in Solving

Discount Problems
using Percent Proportion
Formula
ALL-IN-ONE FORMULA TO
SOLVE DISCOUNT,
COMMISSION AND MARK
UP PROBLEMS … MERON
PALA!
 Discount,
Discount Rate
and Sale Price
 DISCOUNT and DISCOUNT RATE

TOTAL
COST
 PERCENT PROPORTION
FORMULA

SALE PRICE =
ORIGINAL COST - DISCOUNT
Analyze and solve the problem.
Leo wanted to give
her mom a gift for
mother’s day. He
found a dress cost
P450 and marked at
a 20% discount.
How much was a
discount?
 1

450
X 20
9000
20
450
The discount is P90.00
SALE PRICE
Analyze and solve the problem.

Sarah bought a
watch originally
costs P500. She
got a discount of
50. What is the
discount rate?
 100
X 50
5000
50
500
The discount rate is
10%.
 PERCENT PROPORTION
FORMULA

SALE PRICE =
ORIGINAL COST - DISCOUNT