Sales Tax Worksheets - Free Printable

Let's solve each part of the Sales Tax worksheet step by step.

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A) Find the sales tax using the given original price and the sales tax rate.

We use the formula:

> Sales Tax = Original Price × Sales Tax Rate (as a decimal)

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1) Original price = $1,250, Sales tax rate = 8%

$$
\text{Sales Tax} = 1250 \times 0.08 = 100
$$

✔ Answer: $100

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2) Original price = $500, Sales tax rate = 2.5%

$$
\text{Sales Tax} = 500 \times 0.025 = 12.50
$$

✔ Answer: $12.50

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3) Original price = $469, Sales tax rate = 5%

$$
\text{Sales Tax} = 469 \times 0.05 = 23.45
$$

✔ Answer: $23.45

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4) Original price = $41,000, Sales tax rate = 9%

$$
\text{Sales Tax} = 41000 \times 0.09 = 3690
$$

✔ Answer: $3,690

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B) Calculate the total cost after including the sales tax.

Use the formula:

> Total Cost = Original Price + Sales Tax

Or equivalently:
> Total Cost = Original Price × (1 + Sales Tax Rate)

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1) Original price = $12, Sales tax rate = 1%

$$
\text{Sales Tax} = 12 \times 0.01 = 0.12 \\
\text{Total Cost} = 12 + 0.12 = 12.12
$$

✔ Answer: $12.12

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2) Original price = $105, Sales tax rate = 7%

$$
\text{Sales Tax} = 105 \times 0.07 = 7.35 \\
\text{Total Cost} = 105 + 7.35 = 112.35
$$

✔ Answer: $112.35

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C) What is the sales tax if the original price is $2,400 and the sales tax rate is 3.5%?

$$
\text{Sales Tax} = 2400 \times 0.035 = 84
$$

✔ Answer: $84

So, the correct choice is:

> a) $84

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✔ Final Answers:

#### A)
1) $100
2) $12.50
3) $23.45
4) $3,690

#### B)
1) $12.12
2) $112.35

#### C)
a) $84

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