Grade 8 Sales Tax Worksheet
This worksheet helps 8th-grade students practice calculating sales tax and total cost for various items.
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Sales Tax Practice
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Read each question carefully and calculate the sales tax and total cost. Show your work.
1. A new video game costs $59.99. If the sales tax is 7%, what is the sales tax amount?
2. Sarah bought a pair of shoes for $75.00. The sales tax rate is 8.5%. How much sales tax did she pay?
3. A bicycle is priced at $250.00. With a sales tax of 6%, the total cost will be .
4. Mark purchased a book for $15.50. If the sales tax is 5%, he paid a total of .
5. A jacket costs $120.00. The sales tax is 6.5%. Which of the following is the correct sales tax amount?
$7.80
$6.50
$127.80
$126.50
6. Emily is buying a new tablet for $329.99. The sales tax in her state is 7.25%. What is the total amount Emily will pay for the tablet?
7. A restaurant bill comes to $45.75 before tax. If the sales tax is 8%, how much is the sales tax, and what is the total bill?
8. Sales tax is always calculated on the original price of an item before any discounts.
True
False
9. If an item costs $100 and the sales tax is 10%, the total cost is $100.
True
False