Finding Total Price with Tax

Show your work for each problem.

1.
A shirt costs 25 dollars. With 8% sales tax, which calculation gives the total price?
1. a)
2. b)
3. c)
4. d)
Answer:
To find the total price, multiply by . With 8% tax: dollars. Multiplying by 0.08 only gives the tax amount, not the total.
2.
A book costs 20 dollars. The sales tax is 5%. What is the total price?
Answer: 21
dollars. The 5% tax adds 1 dollar to the 20 dollar book.
3.
A toy costs 30 dollars. With 10% tax, what is the total price?
Answer: 33
dollars. With 10% tax, you pay 3 dollars extra.
4.
If the tax rate is 6%, what multiplier do you use to find the total price?
1. a)0.06
2. b)6
3. c)1.06
4. d)0.94
Answer: 1.06
The multiplier is . This gives you 100% of the original price plus 6% tax.
5.
A skateboard costs 50 dollars. The tax rate is 8%. Find the total price using the two-step method.
Answer: 54
1. Convert 8% to a decimal 0.08
2. Calculate the tax amount: 50 × 0.08 = ? 4
3. Add tax to original price: 50 + 4 = ? 54
6.
A pair of shoes costs 80 dollars. With 7.5% tax, what is the total price?
Answer: 86
dollars. The 7.5% tax adds 6 dollars.
7.
A bicycle costs 250 dollars. The sales tax is 6%. Calculate the total price using the one-step method.
Answer: 265
1. What is the multiplier for 6% tax? 1.06
2. Calculate: 250 × 1.06 = ? 265
8.
A laptop costs 800 dollars. After adding 9% tax, what is the total price?
1. a)72 dollars
2. b)872 dollars
3. c)809 dollars
4. d)808 dollars
Answer: 872 dollars
dollars. The tax adds 72 dollars (800 × 0.09).
9.
A video game console costs 399.99 dollars. With 8% tax, what is the total? (Round to cents)
Answer: 431.99
dollars.
10.
A dinner bill is 65 dollars before tax. The tax rate is 7%. What is the total bill?
Answer: 69.55
1. Calculate the tax amount: 65 × 0.07 = ? 4.55
2. Add tax to the bill: 65 + 4.55 = ? 69.55
11.
Which of these represents the correct tax amount for a 120 dollar item with 5% tax?
1. a)5 dollars
2. b)60 dollars
3. c)6 dollars
4. d)12 dollars
Answer: 6 dollars
Tax = dollars. This is just the tax amount, not the total price.
12.
A smartphone costs 699 dollars. With 6.25% tax, what is the total price? (Round to cents)
Answer: 742.69
dollars.
13.
A furniture set costs 1,250 dollars. The sales tax is 8.5%. Calculate the total price step by step.
Answer: 1356.25
1. Convert 8.5% to a decimal 0.085
2. Calculate the multiplier: 1 + 0.085 = ? 1.085
3. Calculate total: 1250 × 1.085 = ? 1356.25
14.
You buy 3 items: a shirt for 35 dollars, pants for 45 dollars, and shoes for 80 dollars. With 7% tax on the total, what do you pay?
Answer: 171.20
1. Add up the item prices: 35 + 45 + 80 = ? 160
2. What multiplier do you use for 7% tax? 1.07
3. Calculate total: 160 × 1.07 = ? 171.20
15.
A computer monitor costs 450 dollars. Store A has 6% tax, Store B has 8% tax. How much more would you pay at Store B?
1. a)2 dollars
2. b)9 dollars
3. c)18 dollars
4. d)27 dollars
Answer: 9 dollars
Store A: dollars. Store B: dollars. Difference: dollars.
16.
A TV is on sale for 599.99 dollars. With 7.25% tax, what is the final price?
Answer: 643.49
1. Convert 7.25% to a decimal 0.0725
2. What is the multiplier? 1.0725
3. Calculate 599.99 × 1.0725 and round to cents 643.49
17.
You have 100 dollars budget. The tax rate is 8%. What is the maximum price (before tax) of an item you can buy?
Answer: 92.59
If , then Price = dollars (rounded down).
18.
A pizza costs 15 dollars. With 5% tax, what is the total?
Answer: 15.75
1. What is 5% as a decimal? 0.05
2. Calculate the multiplier: 1 + 0.05 = ? 1.05
3. Calculate: 15 × 1.05 = ? 15.75