Calculating Sales Tax and Discounts

Calculating Sales Tax and Discounts

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 10th Grade

Medium

Created by

Lucas Foster

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two main objectives of the lesson?

Finding the total cost of an item and calculating discounts

Calculating discounts and finding the original price of an item

Calculating sales tax and finding the total cost of an item

Calculating sales tax and finding savings from discounts

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in calculating sales tax?

Subtract the tax from the original price

Round the result to the nearest dollar

Convert the percentage to a decimal

Multiply the cost of the item by the tax rate

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If an item costs $95 and the sales tax rate is 5.5%, what is the tax amount?

$5.75

$5.50

$5.23

$5.95

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the sales tax amount for a box of tos pops costing $19.99 with a tax rate of 6%?

$2.00

$1.20

$1.50

$1.80

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much tax would you pay on a scooter costing $750 with a tax rate of 5.75%?

$43.13

$43.75

$43.25

$43.50

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a discount?

An additional charge on the original price

The final price after adding tax

A percentage added to the original price

An amount of money taken off the original price

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in calculating a discount?

Multiply the original price by the discount rate

Subtract the discount from the original price

Convert the percentage to a decimal

Round the result to the nearest dollar

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