Sales Tax and Tip with the Percent Proportion

a special ratio that compares a number to 100 using the % symbol; a rate per 100

• rate

• percent

• ratio

• unit

Sales tax, when you buy something, is an amount that is set by the government and______________onto the original price

• rate

• subtracted

• multiplied

• added

You order a meal for $40.84. What is the tip if you leave 20%?

Tip only

• $8.17

• $49.01

• $40.84

• $9.17

Your meal cost $78.34. If you leave an 18% tip, what is your total cost?

• $92.44

• $78.34

• $14.10

• $64.24

Frank and Mason have smart mothers, so they knew they needed to find 20% of 80 by turning 20% into the decimal .2 and multiplying it by $80. They did this and found that the tip would have to be $16. How much is the total cost of the meal including the tip?

• 80 + 1600 = $1680

• 80 + 16 = $96

• 80 + 1.6 = 81.60

• They should all just run from the restaurant and hope they don't get caught by the cops!!

Joplin and Hannah go out to lunch and spend $22.00 on their meal. Their waitress is really nice, so they want to leave her a 15% tip. How much is the total cost of the meal including the tip.

• $253

• $23.00

• $2.20

• $25.30

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

Sandra wants to buy a new controller for $48.97.  If the sales tax is 9.5%, how much sales tax will Sandra pay on her new controller?

• $4.65

• $53.62

• $46.50

• $5.36

Raj bought a pair of basketball shoes for $70. The sales tax on the shoes was $5.60. Which of the following percents represents the tax rate on Raj's new basketball shoes?

• 0.08%

• 12.5%

• 9%

• 8%

Ms. Collier's family has a dinner bill of $26 and wants to leave a 15% tip for their server. How much tip are they leaving?

• 29.90

• 39.00

• 4.00

• 3.90