Calculating Sales Tax by Hand

Calculating Sales Tax by Hand

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in calculating sales tax by hand?

Converting the sales tax rate to a decimal

Adding the sales tax to the original price

Multiplying the price by the sales tax rate

Rounding the sales tax amount

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you convert a percentage to a decimal?

Add 100

Divide by 100

Subtract 100

Multiply by 100

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the decimal form of 7.5%?

0.75

0.0075

0.075

7.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the next step after converting the sales tax rate to a decimal?

Multiplying the price by the sales tax rate

Rounding the sales tax amount

Adding the sales tax to the original price

Converting the decimal back to a percentage

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When multiplying decimals, what should you do with the decimal points initially?

Ignore them and place them at the end

Multiply them

Add them together

Subtract them

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many digits should be to the right of the decimal in the final answer when multiplying 59.49 by 0.075?

6

4

3

5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To what place value should you round the sales tax amount when dealing with money?

Hundredths

Tenths

Whole number

Thousandths

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