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Question 1. You put $580 into a savings account for one year. The bank offers to pay you an interest of 6% for that year. How much money will you have in the account after one year?

Question 2. Ben earns $6500 per month at his job. Ben pays 30% of his salary to taxes, 2% to Employment Insurance (EI), and 5% to the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP). How much does Ben have left every month after paying taxes, EI, and CPP?

Question 3. At Bob's Carpentry, there are 36 carpenters. On Tuesday 29 showed up for work, what percentage did not show up for work?.

Question 4. A store wants to advertise a sale, so the manager puts a sign in the store window. The sign is written on one side of a clear plastic sheet, so that it can be seen from both sides of the window, from inside and outside the store. From inside the store, it reads:

SALE. ENJOY 18 % OFF

Amanda, a very smart shopper, selects a sweater with a regular price of $50.

a) What does the store expect Amanda to pay for the sweater?

b) Amanda was looking at the sign from outside the window. What does Amanda expect to pay for the sweater?

c) If the store grants Amanda the discount she saw from the outside, how much more will Amanda save than the store expected her to?