Tax
Discount
Tip
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Word Problems
100
This is the amount of tax Joe will pay for a $15 shirt with 6% tax.
What is $0.90?
100

The amount of discount on a $30 item with a 25% discount.

What is $7.50?

100

Amount of tip for a $55 bill with 20% tip.

What is $11?

100

Find the total cost after a tip.

Subtotal + Tip = total cost

100

John found a pair of jeans that cost $45.00. If he had a 10%-off coupon, how much would the jeans cost?

What is $40.50?

200
This is the amount of tax Sarah will spend on a sweater that costs $27 with a 7% tax.
What is $1.89?
200

The amount of discount when MIke bought a $990 computer with a 30% discount.

What is $297?

200

Amount of tip for a $15 lunch with 15% tip

What is $2.25?

200

Find the discount off an original price.

Original price (subtotal) x percent / 100

200

How much would a 15% tip be on a bill that cost $85.00?

What is $12.75?

300

This is the total cost of a baseball bat priced at $110 with 6.5% tax.

What is $117.15?

300

This is the sale price for an item regularly $65 with a 15% discount.

What is $55.25?

300

Total bill for a $60 dinner with 20% tip.

What is $72?

300
Find the tax of a purchase.
subtotal x percent / 100 = tax
300

How much would a 15% tip be on a bill that cost $42.00?

What is $6.30?

400

This si the total amount paid for a stereo that costs $59.99 with 7% tax.

What is $64.19?

400

This is the final price for an item costing $85.50 with a 20% discount.

What is $68.40?

400

Total cost for a $110 dinner with 25% tip!

What is $137.50?

400
Give the two equations needed to find sale price after discount.
Subtotal x percent / 100 = discount Subtotal - discount = sale price
400

A bicycle is on sale for $189.50. The sales tax rate is 5%. What is the total price?

What is $198.97?

500

The percent of tax when Mr. Shirk paid $39.96 TOTAL for an item that was priced at $37.

What is 8%?

500

The percent of discount on an item that was $68 and is now $40.80.

What is 40%?

500

The percent of tip for a $50 meal if you leave only $5.

What is 10% tip.?

500
Give the three equations required to find the total cost after tip and tax.
Subtotal x percent / 100 = tip Subtotal x percent / 100 = tax Subtotal + tax + tip = total cost
500

Eric bought a canoe for $333.75. The sales tax was 5.25%. What was his total cost?

What is $351.27?