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Exploring Tax Calculations with Desmos

Exploring Tax Calculations with Desmos

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
6.RP.A.3C, 7.EE.B.3, 7.NS.A.3

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jackson Turner

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C
,
CCSS.7.EE.B.3
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CCSS.7.NS.A.3
CCSS.3.OA.D.8
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This video tutorial covers real-life math problems involving tax, tip, discount, and total calculations. It explains how to identify one-step and two-step problems using keywords and provides practice problems to apply these concepts. The tutorial uses Desmos for calculations and emphasizes the importance of rounding and understanding percentages in financial contexts.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of problem involves finding the total amount after applying a discount?

One-step problem

Two-step problem

Three-step problem

No-step problem

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a keyword indicating a one-step problem?

Sale price

Final bill

Discount amount

Total cost

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a TV costs $599 and is on sale for 35% off, what is the discount amount?

$205.35

$209.65

$199.50

$215.00

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You have a 15% off coupon for a bill of $123.76. What is the final sale price?

$105.20

$110.00

$120.00

$115.00

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in solving a two-step problem involving a discount?

Find the percentage of the original amount

Subtract the discount from the original amount

Add the discount to the original amount

Multiply the original amount by the discount rate

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a keyword indicating a two-step problem?

Total bill

Sale price

Discount amount

Final cost

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Yasmine buys a DVD for $20 with an 8% tax. How much tax does she pay?

$1.50

$2.00

$1.80

$1.60

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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