Grade 6 Tax Computation Worksheet
A worksheet for 6th graders to practice tax computation skills, including calculating sales tax and understanding percentages.
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Tax Computation Practice
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Read each question carefully and show your work for calculations.
1. Sales tax is usually calculated as a of the item's price.
2. To find the sales tax amount, you multiply the original price by the sales tax .
3. The final price of an item is the original price plus the sales .
4. A bicycle costs $150. If the sales tax rate is 6%, what is the sales tax amount?
5. What is the total cost of the bicycle from question 4?
6. A pair of shoes costs $60. The sales tax rate is 5%. Which calculation shows the correct sales tax amount?
$60 + 0.05
$60 - 0.05
$60 × 0.05
$60 ÷ 0.05
7. You buy a new video game for $45. The sales tax rate in your state is 7%. How much sales tax will you pay, and what is the total cost of the game?
8. A sales tax rate of 8% means you pay $8 for every $100 spent.
True
False
9. If an item is tax-exempt, you still have to pay sales tax on it.
True
False