Worksheet: Percent Word Problems: Sales Tax and Discount

If an electric shaver costs $282, not including the sales tax, use the information in the table to determine the total cost of an electric shaver, including tax, in Washington.

In a closing sale, a shop offered discount on all items. On the last day, a further discount was offered. What was the percentage discount of the original price after the second discount?

Madison is buying a computer for $630. If the sales tax is , determine the total cost of the computer.

Determine, to the nearest cent, the cost of a home theater system that costs $420 with a sales tax of .

On a trip to New York, a tourist bought five souvenir mugs for $7.23 each. Given that the sales tax was , determine, to the nearest cent, the total amount he paid.

A microwave oven costs $220, not including the sales tax, and a store in South Dakota has a microwave on sale for off. If the sales tax is calculated after the discount, what is the cost of the microwave?

Elizabeth’s is having a off storewide sale. You have a coupon for an additional discount. Which option will give you a lower price on a purchase?

Option A: The store clerk applies a discount of , since that’s the sum of and . Option B: The store clerk first applies the discount, and then applies the discount to that value.

Isabella bought a new computer for $1 000. She paid a down payment and charged the difference. If the interest rate on her credit card is , how much will she owe after 2 months if she made no payments after the down payment?

Determine, to the nearest cent, the total price of an inflatable dolphin that costs $5.09 if the sales tax is .

The cost of a carton of milk is 14 LE. The shop selling the milk offers a discount of if two or more cartons are purchased. How much do 10 cartons cost?

A shoe store is having a sale in which all items are discounted . Ethan paid $39, tax included, for a pair of sneakers. If the sales tax rate is , how much did the pair of sneakers originally cost?

Which of the following is the nearest amount to the sales tax Daniel would pay for a TV that costs $478, given that the sales tax rate is ?

Emma works at a clothing store where she gets an employee discount. If she paid $44.87 for a pair of pants that costs $64.10, determine the percentage discount.

A man bought his friend dinner, and the bill came to plus tax. Find the total amount he paid if he left of the original amount as a tip.

Benjamin bought a t-shirt for $8.60, a pair of pants for $9.85, and a pair of socks for $6.75. If there was a tax of on the total amount, which of the following mathematical operations could be used to find how much tax Benjamin paid for the new clothes?

A washing machine was sold for a discounted price of 1 380 LE. Given that the discount was , calculate the original price of the washing machine.

Chloe is buying a computer for $500. The sales tax is . If the store is having a sale of , determine the sale price of the computer before the tax, and then determine the amount of that tax.

Natalie is buying a computer for $850. The sales tax is . If the store is having a sale of , determine the sale price of the computer before the tax, and then determine the amount of that tax.