Calculating Sales Tax

Sales tax is __________ to the price

• subtracted

• added

• multiplied

• divided

You are purchasing a T.V for $990 T.V with 9% sales tax. What is the final price of the T.V.?

• $ 1881.00
• $ 1079.00
• $ 1,079.10
• $ 1,709.1

What is sales tax?

• A tax imposed on the sale of goods and services.

• A tax imposed on the import of goods and services.

• A tax imposed on the purchase of goods and services.

• A tax imposed on the income of individuals.

If the sales tax rate is 7.25% and the purchase amount is $100, what is the total cost including tax?

• $107.25

• $107.75

• $108.00

• $107.50

If the sales tax rate is 6% and the total cost including tax is $120, what is the purchase amount?

• $110.50

• $113.21

• $118.90

• $115.75

Sales tax is __________ to the price

• subtracted
• added
• multiplied
• divided

How much tax would you pay on a new TV that is $899 at Best Buy, if the tax rate is 6.5%?

• $957.44
• $841
• $58.43
• $905.50

Vickie makes $40,000 annually.  If she pays 20% in income tax, what is the amount of income tax she will pay?

• 8000
• 80000
• 2000
• 1200

Jessica is wanting to buy a $4.50 box of candy and a $5.50 bag of cookies. The sales tax is 5%. How much did Jessica pay in sales tax?

• $15.00

• $0.50

• $5.00

• $10.50

At Walmart, Jessica purchased a blouse for $13.50 and backpack for $20.50; the tax rate is 8.5%. What is the sales tax?

• $ 2.89

• $ 36.89

• $ 3.00

• $ 28.90