Practice calculating percent discounts, sales tax, and final prices in real-world shopping situations.
Read each problem carefully. Calculate the discount or tax amount, then find the final price when needed. Show your work in the space provided.
Finding sale prices, tax amounts, and total costs
Math - Grade 6-8
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A shirt costs $30 and is on sale for 20% off. What is the discount amount?
- 2
A backpack costs $45 and is on sale for 10% off. What is the sale price after the discount?
- 3
A pair of shoes costs $60. The store offers 25% off. What is the discount amount and the sale price?
- 4
A video game costs $50 before tax. The sales tax rate is 8%. How much tax is added?
- 5
A skateboard costs $80 before tax. The sales tax rate is 7.5%. What is the total cost after tax?
- 6
A jacket costs $72 and is marked 15% off. What is the sale price?
- 7
A phone case costs $18 after a 10% discount. How much money was taken off?
- 8
A bicycle helmet costs $40 and has a 30% discount. Then 5% sales tax is added to the discounted price. What is the final cost?
- 9
A notebook costs $6.50 before tax. The sales tax rate is 6%. What is the total cost after tax?
- 10
A store sign says 35% off a $200 tablet. What is the sale price?
- 11
A snack costs $2.40 before tax. The tax rate is 5%. How much tax is added?
- 12
A store offers 20% off an item that normally costs $75. After the discount, 8% sales tax is added. What is the final price?
- 13
A camera costs $120 before tax. The total cost after tax is $129.60. What is the tax rate?
- 14
A sweater is on sale for $51 after a 15% discount. What was the original price?
- 15
A student buys a calculator for $25 with a 12% discount and then pays 4% sales tax on the discounted price. What is the final cost?