1. Day 2 Taxes Day 2.notebook February 08, 2013
AIM: Solving Problems involving
Taxes
Do Now
Weekly Quiz #8
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2. Day 2 Taxes Day 2.notebook February 08, 2013
Tax Formula
Sub-total + (Tax as a decimal)(Sub-total) = Total Cost
Just finding Tax
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3. Day 2 Taxes Day 2.notebook February 08, 2013
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You buy a 13” television set for your bedroom and a blue ray player. If
the sales tax is 7.5% . How much will you pay in tax? What is the total
cost after tax?
1.) Tax: ________________
2.) Total Bill: ___________________
Enter TOTAL BILL into Senteo
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4. Day 2 Taxes Day 2.notebook February 08, 2013
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Ashley buys her sister an ipad for her birthday. If the sales tax
is 8.625% . How much will she pay in tax? What is the total cost
after tax?
3.) Tax: ________________
4.) Total Bill: ___________________
Enter TOTAL BILL into Senteo
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5. Day 2 Taxes Day 2.notebook February 08, 2013
3 At a Ford Car Dealership, Amelia offered a salesperson
$12,000 for a Ford Escape. The offer includes the 4%
sales tax. If the salesperson accepts the offer, what
would be the price of the car, to the nearest dollar,
before tax?
5.) Original Price of Car: _________________________
6.) Tax: _____________________________
Enter ORIGINAL PRICE into Senteo
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6. Day 2 Taxes Day 2.notebook February 08, 2013
4 Fill in the missing items on the receipt below.
Enter TOTAL BILL into Senteo
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7. Day 2 Taxes Day 2.notebook February 08, 2013
5 Fill in the missing items on the receipt below.
Enter SUBTOTAL into Senteo
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8. Day 2 Taxes Day 2.notebook February 08, 2013
Before You Leave
1.) Create a sales tax problem with
your partner.
2.) Trade with another partnership
and solve their problem.
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