COLLEGE MATHEMATICS
                          answers to problems using multipliers

 1.	You will pay $156.80 for the camera.

 2.	You are saving 60% of the suggested retail price.  (You are paying 40%).

 3.	A 16% discount followed by a 35% discount is the same as a 45.4% discount.

 4.	It doesn't matter which discount you apply first:
	If you apply the 25% discount first, you'll pay (original price)(0.75)(0.60).
	If you apply the 40% discount first, you'll pay (original price)(0.60)(0.75).
	Either way, you'll pay 0.45 times the original price.
	In either case, you'll save 55% of the original price.

 5.	Each woman will be able to lift 22.08% more than she did last month.

 6.	The Mega-Blob will eat 400% of what it ate an hour ago.

 7.	The final price will be 97.75% of the original price.

 8.	(price before tax)(1.0825) = $1040.01, so
		price before tax = $1040.01 / 1.0825 = $960.75
		tax = $1040.01 - $960.75 = $79.26

 9.	After 4 evenings, about 31.64% of the pie will be left.

10.	Your 2012 salary is $27,000(1.07)(1.05)(1.08)(1.14)(1.17), or about $43,700.