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There are 2 steps: Step 1: Find the amount of sales tax Original x Rate (Remember to move your decimal) Step 2: Find the new total by ADDING your answer to step 1. Original + Sales Tax I understand Becuase sales tax is he extra amount we pay, or an additional cost, we must add it to our original amount to calculate our new total. Sales tax is an additional cost on items that thegovernment collects in order to help pay for publicservices such as roads, hospitals, fire stations, police,and even schools! I understand Remember to find the amount of sales tax you do step 1. To find the total you do both step 1 and step 2. Step 1: Find the amount of sales tax Original x Rate (Remember to move your decimal) Step 2: Find the new total by ADDING your answer to step 1. Original + Sales Tax I understand What is the amount of the tax if the item isoriginally $20 and has a sales tax rate of 8%? $16 $1.60 $0.80 $2.00 What is the amount of the tax on an item that is originally $50 and has a sales tax rate of 8%? $16 $6 $4 $2 What is the amount of the tax if an item is $64and has a tax rate of 8%? $4.12 $5.12 $5.20 $6.20 What is the total price of a sweater if it is originally $25and has a tax rate of 8%? $27.80 $27 $25.20 $23 If a bicycle originally cost $95 and has a tax rate of 6%, what is the total cost of the bicycle? $103.70 $102.70 $101.70 $100.70 Mr. Sobiech wants to go see a hockey game. He buys 3 tickets that cost $30 each. If the tax rate is 8%, howmuch money total will all the tickets cost? $90 $96.02 $107.20 $97.20 |