Solving problems involving Solving problems involving discounts at sales and sales tax.discounts at sales and sales tax.

Objective: Students will find the discount and sale price of an item and find the tax and total price of an item after taxes.

How to find the sales tax!

How to find the sales tax!

How to find a discount!

How to find the Discount and Discounted Price

Hollister Shirt $10The tax is 8.25%

How much would you spend on taxes for this shirt?•$.83

What would be the total cost of this shirt?•$10.83

$45.00 iPod shuffle 1GBtax rate = 8.25%

What will the sales tax be if you purchase this item?

$3.71

What will the total price be if you purchase this item?

$48.71

E-matic 4GB Video MP3 Player with 2.4" Screen, Camera and Video Recorder $49.00

What will be the total of the state sales tax?

•$4.04

What will be the total price of the MP3 Player after the state tax of 8.25% is applied?

•$53.04

Tax rate 8.25%

If this Tony Romo Jersey was 20% off, what would the discount be? What would be the sale price?

Tony Romo Jersey $89

Xbox 360 for $199.99

• The Discount is 25%• What is the discount?• $ 50.00• What is the price after the

discount?• $149.99• Sales Tax is 8.25% What

is the price after the discount and after taxes?

• $162.36

Ipod Touch for $229.99

• The tax rate is 4%

• What is the tax?• $ 9.20

• What is the total price after taxes?

• $239.19