Question

What is the the importance and applications of percentages in the real world?

Answer 1

Sales tax

Depending on where you live, you might pay a sales tax on the things you buy. A sales tax is an extra charge added to the price of an item. The amount you pay in tax is almost always a percentage of that price.

Suppose you buy a $50 coffeemaker in an area where the sales tax is 8%. When you check out, 8% of $50 would be added to your total price. How much would you pay total?

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Answer 2

because

Explanation:

Percentages are an important part of our everyday lives. Percentage is a very handy way of writing fractions. Percentages can be compared more easily than fractions. ... The commission can be a percentage of the sales made.