sales tax

A $650 television costs $702 after sales tax is figured in. What is the sales tax percentage? Calculate Sales Tax Amount: Sales Tax Amount = Total Bill - Original Cost Sales Tax Amount = 702 - 650 Sales Tax Amount = 52 Calculate Sales Tax Percentage: Sales Tax Percentage = 100% * Sales Tax...

There is a sales tax of $15 on an item that costs $153 before tax. A second item costs $81.60 before tax. What is the sales tax on the second item? We assume the goods are bought in the same store, so tax rates are the same: Tax Rate = Tax Amount / Cost before tax Tax Rate = 15/153 Tax Rate =...

An item costs $470 before tax, and the sales tax is $14.10. Find the sales tax rate. Write your answer as a percentage. Sales Tax Percent = 100% * Sales Tax / Before Tax Amount Sales Tax Percent = 100% * 14.10 / 470 Sales Tax Percent = 100% * 0.03 Sales Tax Percent = 3%

A bedroom set that normally sells for $1100 is on sale for 15% off. If sales tax rate is 2%, what is the total price of the bedroom set if it is bought while on sale? Calculate the sale price: Sale Price = Normal Price * (1 - Sales Percentage) With our sales percentage of 15% = 0.15, we have...

There is a sales tax of $5 on an item that costs $51 before tax. A second item costs $173.40 before tax. What is the sales tax on the second item? Calculate the sales tax percent using the first item: Sales Tax Decimal = 100% * Sales Tax / Pre-Tax Bill Sales Tax Decimal = 100% * 5/51 Sales Tax...

A sweater that you love costs $32. You really want the sweater but only have $35. If there’s a sales tax of 4% on the item, do you have enough to buy the sweater? Calculate after-tax amount: After tax amount = Sale Price * (1 + sales tax percent) After tax amount = 32 * (1 + 0.04) <-- Since 4%...

An item cost $370 before tax, and the sales tax is 25.90 what is the percentage? Sales Tax = Tax Amount/Original Bill Sales Tax = 25.90/370 Sales Tax = 0.07 Multiply by 100 to convert to a percent, we have 7%

Your bill for dinner, including a 7.25% sales tax, was $49.95. You want to leave a 15% tip on the cost of the dinner before the sales tax. Find the amount of the tip to the nearest dollar. Find the pretax cost: 49.95/1.0725 = 46.57 Now, add 15% tip to the pretax bill: 46.57(1.15) = $53.56

Sales tax is currently 9.1%. Write an algebraic expression to represent the total amount paid for an item that costs d dollars after tax is added to the purchase. We need to increase the price by 9.1%. Our expression is: 1.091d

A $750 television is on sale for 30% off. There is a 7% sales tax on the television. How much do you pay? 30% off: 750(1 - 0.3) 750(0.7) = 525 Now, add 7% sales tax 525 * (1.07) = 561.75

The sales tax for an item was $21.50 and it cost $430 before tax. Find the sales tax rate. Write your answer as a percentage. Sales tax percentage is: 21.50/430 = 0.05 To get a percentage, multiply the decimal by 100 0.05 * 100 = 5%

A TV that usually sells for $192.94 is on sale for 15% off. If sales tax on the TV is 6%, what is the price of the TV, including tax? Find the discounted price: 15% off of 192.94 Discounted Price = 192.94 * (1 - 0.15) <-- 15% as a decimal is 0.15, and 1 is 100%, so we subtract to get 85% of the...

A bicycle helmet is priced at $18.50. If it is on sale for 10% off and there is 7% sales tax, how much will it cost after tax? Calculate percent off first: 10% off means 90% off the price $18.50 * (1 - 0.1) $18.50 * (0.9) = 16.65 Now, add 7% sales tax to the discounted price Price after sales...

The sales price s of a pair of shoes plus 4% sales tax Total price is s(1 + 0.04) or s(1.04)

Francis paid 51.12 for his dinner including tax. The cost of his dinner is 48. What percent is the tax? Answer: 6.5% using our sales tax calculator.

Cost of an item is $55 the total cost is $58.30 what is the sales tax rate and amount of tax ? Answer