Step 1: $3.30 X 4 boxes = $13.20
Step 2: $13.20 X 1.04 (4% tax) = 13.728 (1.04 = 1 + .04 (1 to get the cost, and .04 for 4/100 tax)
The total with tax would be $13.73 (Rounded to the nearest cent)
Assignment: Write your own tax problem. Include the cost of the product. Find out how much the item would cost after a 4% tax is included.
Here's another website that gives more information on calculating the sales tax on different items. http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/a/salestaxl.cfm
ReplyDeleteSee if you can solve this problem created by one of the 6th grade students.
Sam went to the food store and bought 1 box of ice-cream for $4.20. The Tax rate for food was 4%. How much would 3 boxes of ice-cream cost?
A. $12.60
B. $13.11
C. $13.10
D. $12.06