Sales Tax Calculation Worksheet
Calculate sales tax and total cost for various items, including word problems and multiple-choice questions for Grade 6 math.
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Read each question carefully and calculate the sales tax and total cost where indicated. Show your work.
1. An item costs $25.00 and the sales tax rate is 6%. The sales tax is and the total cost is .
2. A book costs $12.50 and the sales tax rate is 8%. The sales tax is and the total cost is .
3. A toy costs $8.99 and the sales tax rate is 7%. The sales tax is and the total cost is .
4. Sarah buys a shirt for $20.00. The sales tax rate is 5%. What is the total cost of the shirt?
$20.00
$21.00
$25.00
$19.00
5. A bicycle costs $150.00. The sales tax rate is 7%. How much sales tax will be added to the price?
$7.00
$10.50
$15.00
$157.00
6. John bought a video game for $49.99. The sales tax rate in his state is 6.5%. What is the total amount John paid for the video game? Show your work.
7. Maria is buying groceries that cost $85.50. If the sales tax rate is 4%, how much sales tax will she pay? What will be her total bill? Show your work.
8. Sales tax is usually added to the original price of an item.
True
False
9. If an item costs $10.00 and the sales tax is $1.00, the sales tax rate is 10%.
True
False