Tax and Discount Worksheet

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1. Nate buys 3 pencils for $1.50, an eraser for $1.25, a ruler for $0.75 and a notebook for $3.00. Each item is on sale for 50% off. Nate must pay sales tax of 8%. How much does Nate pay for school supplies? SHOW ALL WORK BELOW

2.Molly wants to buy a skirt. The original price was $29. PART A The skirt is on sale for 30% off. When she goes to pay for it the cashier tells her she can have an additional 25% discount off the sale price. Not counting the sales tax, how much will Molly pay for the skirt? SHOW ALL WORK BELOW.

Answer:___________________

PART B In determining the sale price of the skirt, is there a difference between: taking off each discount separately or adding the two discounts together before taking them off the original price? Explain your answer below.

Answer:_____________________

3. Sammy buys his clothes at Super Discounts. On Saturday, he bought shoes regularly priced at $40 for 25% off, and a jacket regularly priced at $100 for 30% off. PART A Before the sales tax, what was the total price of the items Sammy bought? Show work below.

Answer:_____________

PART B Approximately what percent discount did Sammy get on his total purchases? Show work below.

Answer:________________

PART C Including a 6% sales tax, what total amount will Sammy pay? Show work below.

Answer:____________________

4. Marion buys a dress and a pair of shoes at The Home Store. Before adding the sales tax, she pays $48 for a dress that normally sells for $62 and she pays $34 for a pair of shoes that normally sells for $46. Part A Before the sales tax, how much does Marion save on her purchases by buying at the sale price? Show all work.

Answer ____________ Part B To the nearest percent, what percent discount did Marion get on her total purchase? Show all work.

Answer ______________________ Part C Including a 6.5% sales tax, what total amount will Marion pay?

Answer _______________________

5. A CD player that regularly sells for $79.00 is on sale at a 15% discount. Part A Find the sale price of the CD player. Show your work.

Part B If the sales tax is 8%, what will the CD player cost, to the nearest cent? Show your work.

6. A bicycle that regularly sells for $179.00 is on sale at a 25% discount. Part A Find the sale price of the bike. Show your work.

Part B If the sales tax is 6.5%, what will the bike cost, to the nearest cent?

7. The regular price of a computer is $1,299. Part A What is the amount of the discount if the computer is advertised at 20% off? Show work.

Answer:__________________ Part B What is the sale price?

Answer:_________________ Part C If the sales tax is 7%, what is the total price of the computer purchased on sale?

Answer:____________