Look up Helen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Helen is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek name á¼Î»Î­Î½Î· HelenÄ (dialectal variant: á¼Î»Î­Î½Î± Helena) whose etymology is unknown; a derivation of the latter from á¼Î»Î­Î½Î·, a variant form of á¼Î»Î¬Î½Î·, i.e.  torch , is considered rather uncertain.ook up Helen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Helen is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek name á¼Î»Î­Î½Î· HelenÄ (dialectal variant: á¼Î»Î­Î½Î± Helena) whose etymology is unknown; a derivation of the latter from á¼Î»Î­Î½Î·, a variant form of á¼Î»Î¬Î½Î·, i.e.  torch , is considered rather uncertain.
Typically, a store will discount an item by a percent of the original price. In this problem, an item that originally costs $15 is being discounted by 10%. So 10% off refers to the rate of discount.To solve this problem, we need a procedure.rocedure: 1  The rate is usually given as a percent. 2  To find the discount, multiply the rate by the original price. 3  To find the sale price, subtract the discount from original price.
Buyerâs Premium Explained Filed under Advice, Buying at Auction, Selling Buyerâs Premium: At auction, the Buyerâs Premium is an expense, added to the Hammer Price, which is price the auctioneer sells an item for on the sales floor during the auction. For example, if you go to an auction with a buyerâs premium of 15%, buy something on the sales floor for $100, when you go to pay, they will ask for $115 (sometimes sales tax on top of that). The buyerâs premium seems pretty straight forward and is industry standard.