Skills Practice for Sales Tax (numbers 6-9)

Question 6

Padma purchases a new refrigerator for her kitchen. The list price is $1588.23. What is the price, including sales tax, if Padma lives in Nebraska?

(round to the nearest cent)

Arizona sales tax: y = 1.066x

Nebraska sales tax: y = 1.055x

Nevada sales tax: y = 1.0685x

Question 7

Jeremy bought a souvenir while on vacation. The item cost $22, but the total bill was $23.43. What percent was the sales tax?

• 1.065

• 6.5%

• 1.065%

• 65%

Question 8

Karen buys a sweatshirt for $30. The sales tax in her state is 7%. What is the total amount Karen will pay for the sweatshirt, including sales tax?

Question 9

Lin paid $3.30 in sales tax on an item that cost $60. What percent sales tax did he pay?

• $63.30

• 3.3%

• 0.055

• 5.5%