What happens when a bank outlends its reserves? Sal answers this question in a video about the discount rate, explaining that it serves as the "lender of last resort" and outlining the possible circumstances that may necessitate such a...

Sal discusses the difference between collateralizing a loan and creating a purchase agreement in one of his most clear-cut and simple presentations. Using a watch and a kidney transplant as examples, the video thoroughly explains how...

Fifty percent off can still be quite expensive. Future consumers watch a video showing an irresponsible young shopper overspending in a 50 percent off sale. They then use store ads to calculate 10, 25, 50, and 75 percent discounts on items.

Multiple discounts are always a good thing. Viewers of an informative video see how to calculate sale prices by applying multiple percent discounts. They also learn to determine the resulting total percent discount by multiplying ratios.

Don't discount the lesson. Part of The Lowdown: Real-World Math series, an engaging video shows viewers how to calculate percent discounts using the idea that percents are ratios out of 100. It also looks at how to determine whether a 20...

How does the Federal Open Market Committee work to formulate the nation's monetary policy in the United States? As the second segment of a lesson on the role of the Fed in setting monetary policy, class members will learn about open...

Trying to figure out how much something is marked down? There are a few steps to get your answer so follow along and watch as the instructor takes you through the process.

The concept of percent discount is very clearly explained in this informative tutorial. Learners will work through a real life discount problem using algebraic reasoning and a clearly outlined procedure. This is a good video.

How do banks get money from the Federal Reserve? Follow the loan process from the Federal Reserve down to banks and finally to consumers. This is part three of five.

Using two different methods, the instructor shows how to find a percentage of a dollar amount. In this case, the example is a discount on an item priced at one hundred and twenty dollars. By the end of this film, learners should have a...

This video illustrates how to calculate the sale price of an item given the discount percentage.

Video tutorial provides help with figuring out how to calculate the price of an item on sale. [2:31]

Discover how to calculate the sale price of an item by watching this instructional video. [2:31]