Sales Tax
Mehribon makes a clothing purchase of $185 for her new job. If the sales tax rate is 5.5%, how much money does she pay in tax?
185(0.055) = 10.175
Michelle purchases three books at the bookstore. She used a coupon for 1/3 off the original price of $23.40. How much money did she save?
23.40/3=7.80 → $7.80 saved
Andrew is a sales agent who earns a weekly salary of $650, plus a commission of 4% on all sales. His sales this week are $1,250. How much does he earn in commission?
1,250(0.04)=50 → $50 commission
Ms. Ruan spent $54 on a new haircut for her birthday. She left the hairdresser a 25% tip. How much was the tip?
54(0.25)=13.50 → $13.50 tip
The price of a bicycle Gavin plans to buy is $159.99. The sales tax rate is 6%. How much will he pay for the bicycle, including tax?
159.99(1.06)=169.5894 → $169.59
Sabrina would like to purchase a new pair of boots for $80. She has a coupon for 25% off.
a. Find the sale price of the boots.
b. What percent of the original price is she paying if the coupon is for 25% off?
a. 80(0.75)=60 → $60；
b. 100% - 25% = 75% → 75%
At Castro Computer Planet, employees make a salary of $1,350 a month plus 6% commission on all sales of computer equipment. Find the total earnings after $1,500 worth of sales.
1,500(0.06)=90
1,350+90=1,440 → $1,440
Mary and Ariana go out to eat for dinner. Their bill is for $28.50. If they want to give the waiter, Joseph, an 18% tip, how much should they leave for the tip?
28.50(0.18)=5.13→ $5.13 tip
You purchase a drink at Starbucks for $5.50. At the register, the cashier says your total is $5.94. What percent tax are you paying on the drink?
5.94-5.50=0.44
0.44/5.50=0.08 → 8%
Ashley used a coupon and bought a sweater for $32. The full price of the sweater was $40. What percent did she save with his coupon?
40-32=8；8/40=0.20 → 20%
At Francisco Computer Corp, an employee gets paid a 5.5% commission rate and managers get 7.5%. What is the difference in dollars of commission earned on a sale of $2,400?
2,400(0.075-0.055)=48 → $48 difference
Carson and his family take a taxi to the train station. The taxi fare is $17.85. If he wants to give an 18% tip to the driver, how much will he pay in total?
17.85(1.18)=21.063 → $21.06 total
Vincent is interested in purchasing a used car. His budget to spend on a car is $17,000. If he finds a car at Wu Auto for $15,350 and has to pay 8% tax, does he have enough to buy the car?
15,350(1.08)=16,578 → Yes, he has $422 left.
A new computer company, Chen's Computer Wiz, is advertising their laptops for 30% off to attract customers to their store. If the original price is $499.75, how much will Catherin pay if she buys a laptop in this store?
499.75(0.70)=349.825 → $349.83
Find the commission rate if the total earnings are $970, including a salary of $350 and a commission on sales of $12,400.
970-350=620
620/12,400=0.05 → 5%
At Selina's Super Supplies store, Eric purchases a pack of pencils for $2.19, a folder for $1.45, and two notebooks for $3.50 each. How much in total will he pay if sales tax is 7.5%?
2.19+1.45+2(3.50)=10.64
10.64(1.075)=11.438→ $11.44
Daniel is a real estate agent who earns a weekly salary of $200. This week, he sold a home for $120,000 and was paid 5.5% commission. Find Brayan's earnings for the week.
120,000(0.055)=6,600
6,600+200=6,800 → $6,800
Kareem wants to buy a new flat screen television for his apartment. Anthony's Amazing Savings is advertising an original priced television of $899.95, for 15% off. If Kareem buys the television at this sale, how much would he pay if sales tax is 4%?
899.95(0.85)(1.04)=795.5558 → $795.56