Calculating Sales Tax

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1.
A book costs 20 dollars. The sales tax rate is 5%. What is the tax amount?
1. a)0.50 dollars
2. b)10 dollars
3. c)1 dollar
4. d)5 dollars
2.
A toy costs 40 dollars. The tax rate is 10%. How much is the tax?
3.
What is 8% written as a decimal?
1. a)0.8
2. b)8.0
3. c)0.08
4. d)0.008
4.
A shirt costs 30 dollars. The tax rate is 5%. Find the total price including tax.
5.
The multiplier to find total price with 6% tax is 1.06. What is the multiplier for 9% tax?
6.
A laptop costs 500 dollars. With 8% sales tax, what is the total price?
1. a)540 dollars
2. b)508 dollars
3. c)504 dollars
4. d)580 dollars
7.
A phone costs 250 dollars. The tax rate is 6%. What is the total price?
8.
You buy shoes for 80 dollars and a bag for 45 dollars. The tax rate is 7%. What is the total cost?
9.
A skateboard costs 75 dollars before tax. With 8% tax, about how much extra will you pay?
1. a)6 dollars
2. b)75 dollars
3. c)0.60 dollars
4. d)8 dollars
10.
A meal costs 45 dollars. The tax rate is 7.5%. What is the tax amount? (Round to 2 decimal places)
11.
A tablet costs 350 dollars. Using the one-step method with 6% tax, find the total price.
12.
An item costs 89.99 dollars. With 8.25% tax, what is the total price?
1. a)96.99 dollars
2. b)98.24 dollars
3. c)97.42 dollars
4. d)97.41 dollars
13.
You have 100 dollars. The tax rate is 8%. What is the maximum you can spend on an item and still afford tax? (Round down)
14.
Store A sells a jacket for 120 dollars with 5% tax. Store B sells the same jacket for 115 dollars with 9% tax. Which store has the better total price?
15.
The total price of an item with 10% tax is 66 dollars. What was the original price before tax?
16.
Which formula correctly calculates the total price with tax?
1. a)Price divided by Tax Rate
2. b)Price times Tax Rate
3. c)Price + (Price times Tax Rate)
4. d)Price - Tax Rate
17.
You buy 3 items: a book for 15 dollars, a pen for 3 dollars, and a notebook for 7 dollars. The book has no tax (educational), but the pen and notebook have 6% tax. What is the total?
18.
A restaurant meal costs 48 dollars before tax. With 8% tax, what is the total? (Round to 2 decimal places)