Sales Tax
What is the formula to calculate sales tax?
Sales Tax = Total Selling Price × Sales Tax Rate
What is the formula for calculating total purchase price?
Total Purchase Price = Total Selling Price + Sales Tax
What is the formula to calculate unit price?
Unit Price = Price ÷ Measure or Count
What is the formula for calculating a markdown?
Markdown = Regular Selling Price × Markdown Rate
What is a rebate?
An amount returned or refunded for purchasing an item.
If you buy an item for $200 and the sales tax rate is 6%, how much is the sales tax?
$12
If the total selling price is $155.41 and the sales tax is 5%, what is the total purchase price?
$163.18
If 8 water ices cost $5.88, what is the unit price per water ice?
$0.74 per water ice
A DVD regularly sells for $12.95, and it is marked down 35%. What is the sale price?
$8.42
If Gus has a coupon for $1.00 off on a $2.19 item, what is the final price?
$1.19
An item costs $499.99, and the sales tax rate is 7.25%. How much is the total amount you pay including tax?
$536.24
A car's total selling price is $25,785, and it has a sales tax of 6.5%. What is the total purchase price?
$27,457.03
You’re buying 16 cans of soda for $12.99. Another brand sells 24 cans for $18.49. What is the better buy, and by how much per can?
The 24-can pack is cheaper by about $0.04 per can.
A store is offering 40% off on all winter coats. If the regular price of a coat is $225.75, and an additional 10% is taken off the sale price, what is the final price?
$121.28
You buy a new laptop for $899 with a $75 rebate and 8.25% sales tax. What is the final price you pay after receiving the rebate?
$898.18
You buy a laptop for $999.99, and the store applies a discount, making the total $850. If the sales tax is 8%, what is the total cost after tax?
$918.00
You purchase a furniture set for $1,235.45. With a 4% discount applied first and then a 7.5% sales tax, what is the total purchase price?
$1,243.73
A package of 48 granola bars costs $22.80, and a different package of 72 bars costs $32. How much more does each granola bar in the smaller package cost compared to the larger package?
$0.065 more per bar
A furniture store has a couch marked down by 25%, and the sale price is $487.50. What was the original price?
$650.00
An item costs $249.99, and you have a coupon for 10% off, followed by a mail-in rebate of $20. If the sales tax is 7.5%, what is the total amount paid after the rebate?
$227.92
A city charges a local tax of 1.5% in addition to a state sales tax of 6.25%. If an item costs $1450, how much is the total sales tax paid?
$116.38
A computer costs $799 before tax. You also purchase software for $119.99 and an extended warranty for $149.99. If the sales tax rate is 9%, what is the total amount paid?
$1,144.98
A grocery store sells 5 pounds of chicken for $18.25, while a butcher offers 3.5 pounds for $12.60. Which is the better buy, and what’s the difference in price per pound?
The grocery store chicken is cheaper by $0.05 per pound.
A jacket costs $349 and is marked down 30%. If there is also a sales tax of 6.5%, what is the final amount paid?
$259.59
You bought a $1,200 television with a $100 off coupon, and a mail-in rebate of $50. If the sales tax is 6.75%, how much did you pay in total after applying both discounts and the tax?
$1,131.38