Percent Tax

What is the cost of sales tax?

Price $24.95

Tax 7%

• $1.75

• $17.47

• $25.80

• $26.70

What is the total cost with sales tax?
Price $30.10
Tax 7%

• $35.00

• $25.18

• $2.11

• $32.21

What is the total cost with sales tax?
Price $37.00
Tax 7%

• $40.00

• $39.59

• $2.59

• $25.25

What is the total cost with sales tax?
Price $127.00
Tax 7%

• $140.00

• $127.50

• $135.89

• $8.89

Two pairs of jeans cost $75

before tax. If the total paid

for the two pairs of jeans

with tax was $81, what is

the percentage of tax paid?

• 8%

• 6%

• 5%

If the tax rate is 6.5%, what is the total amount you pay on a new TV that is $899 at Best Buy?

• $957.44

• $841

• $58.43

• $899

What equation can be used to find the amount of tax of an $327 item, if the tax is 15%?

• 15× 327

• 0.15 × 327

• 0.15 × 327

• 1.15 × 327

If you buy a laptop for $1200 and the sales tax is 7%, how much do you pay in total?

• $1284

• $1300

• $1260

• $1296

Hint: One way to do this is to multiply the total by 1.06 for the tax.

Mathematical Equivalence

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How much tax would you pay on a new TV that is $899 at Best Buy, if the tax rate is 6.5%?

• $957.44

• $841

• $58.43

• $584.30