Calculating Sales Tax

Sales Tax

This is real-life!

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How do you find the total for a purchase if there is sales tax?

Poll

Are you ready to solve some problems?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

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A car cost $28,000. The sales tax is 7%. What is the total cost of the car?

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Jackie purchased a new chromebook for $220. How much will she need to pay in taxes if the tax rate is 8%?

Texas Sales Tax

• food that has not been prepared is NOT taxable

• food that is "convenient" and prepared IS taxable...think chips!

• all other goods and services are taxable.

Multiple Choice

You are buying a bag of Takis. Will you have to pay tax?

• No, because it is food.

• It depends on where you buy it.

• Yes, because it is convenient.

Now it's time for you to show what you know!

You will record a flipgrid. You need to explain in the video how you get your answer to the problem. DO NOT JUST TELL ME AN ANSWER!

Go to your google classroom for the link to your flipgrid.