7. So if the table was originally $80, and she got 15% off: You can either multiply the 80x0.15 to get the amount of the DISCOUNT, which is $12 OFF, so she would have paid 80-12 = $68
OR
You could remember that if she got 15% off, she really paid 100% - 15%=85%; so $80x0.85 = $68
It is sometimes easier to do this the second way because there is one less step
8. So the magazine was originally $25, but the price went up 20%.
Again either you can calculate the amount it went up and add it: so 25 x .2 = $5, so she paid 25 + 5 = $30
OR
Know that the price really went from 100% to 120%, so you can multiply $25 x 1.20= $30
