Percents And Probability Worksheet With Answers - Lesson 12-19 Page 42
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49state tax
Average City and
use the table of sales taxes to answer questions 17 - 20.
state
in 2007
County rates
in 2007
Arizona
5.6%
7.8%
17.
Oscar bought a computer for $750.00. How much would he pay
California
6.25%
7.95%
using the state sales tax rate in:
nevada
6.5%
7.5%
a. California?
oregon
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b. Washington?
Washington
6.5%
8.45%
c. Tennessee?
tennessee
7%
9.35%
Maine
5%
5%
18.
Conrad bought a car for $20,000. How much would he pay using
the average city and county sales tax rates in:
a. Nevada?
b. California?
c. Tennessee?
19.
Matt visited his friends in San Diego, California. He bought a souvenir T-shirt at the ball park.
The T-shirt cost $28 before the city sales tax rate for California was applied. How much did the
T-shirt cost after taxes were added?
20.
Many stores in the state of Washington allow Oregonians to buy items without sales tax. If an Oregonian
went to Vancouver, Washington to buy a new van for $45,000, how much would he save compared to
a Washington resident if he did not have to pay the Washington state sales tax?
21.
Your bill for a meal at a restaurant is $45.00. A 6% sales tax will be added to the bill. You leave a 15% tip.
What is the total cost of your meal?
22.
A desktop computer is originally priced at $1,800 and is on sale for 10% off. After continuing to not sell,
the computer goes on sale for 15% off the sale price. What is the new sale price of the computer?
23.
A shoe store in Oregon is selling a pair of basketball shoes for $145.00. The shoes are $160 at a store in
Washington, but they are on sale there for 15% off the original price. A sales tax of 6.5% will be added
to the sale price.
a. Find the price of the shoes in Washington.
b. Is it cheaper to buy the shoes in Oregon or Washington?
24.
Henry and Theo started a business selling DVDs. They purchase
each DVD for $10. Henry says they should mark-up each DVD
by 60% and sell them at a 20% discount. Theo insists it is better
to mark-up each DVD by 20% and sell them at a 60% discount.
a. Find the price of each DVD using Henry’s method.
b. Find the price of each DVD using Theo’s method.
c. They sell the same number of DVDs no matter which method
is used. Which method would bring in the most money?
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