Sales Tax Calculation Worksheet
This worksheet helps Grade 10 students practice calculating sales tax and total cost for various purchases, applying their knowledge of percentages to real-world financial scenarios.
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Sales Tax Calculation Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and calculate the sales tax and total cost. Show your work for full credit. Round all answers to two decimal places where necessary.
1. Sales tax is a percentage of the of goods and services added to the final price.
2. To calculate sales tax, you multiply the original price by the sales tax .
3. The total cost of an item is the original price plus the sales .
1. A new bicycle costs $250.00. If the sales tax rate is 7%, what is the amount of sales tax?
2. A pair of headphones is priced at $75.00. The sales tax rate is 8.5%. How much sales tax will be added to the purchase?
1. Sarah buys a jacket for $80.00. The sales tax rate is 6.25%. What is the total cost Sarah will pay for the jacket?
2. A video game costs $59.99. If the sales tax rate is 9%, what is the total amount a customer will pay?
1. If a shirt costs $25.00 and the sales tax is 6%, what is the total cost?
$1.50
$25.06
$26.50
$31.00
2. A customer pays $120.00 for an item, including a 5% sales tax. What was the original price of the item before tax?
$114.00
$114.29
$125.00
$126.00
1. Sales tax is always calculated on the discounted price if an item is on sale.
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False
2. A sales tax rate of 0.075 is equivalent to 7.5%.
True
False
1. Michael wants to buy a new laptop that costs $850.00. The sales tax in his state is 6.5%. He also wants to buy a protective case for $45.00, which has the same sales tax applied. Calculate the total cost of the laptop and case, including sales tax.