Sales Tax: The Extra Bit
Sales tax gets added at the register, so the total is higher than the tag.
The idea
In lots of places, the price on the shelf is not the price you actually pay. At the register a sales tax gets added on top, usually a percent of the price, which the store collects and passes on to the government. Rates are different from place to place, and some things, like groceries in certain states, may be taxed less or not at all. That is why $20.00 on the label can turn into $21.20 at the register. 🧾
Words to know
- Sales tax
- Extra money added to the price when you buy something in a shop.
- Sticker price
- The price written on the label or the shelf.
- Total
- The full amount the register asks for: the price plus the tax.
- Percent
- A way of saying 'out of 100'. 5% means 5 for every 100.
- Receipt
- The paper or screen that lists what you bought and the tax you paid.
Try it — no account needed
A $20.00 shirt in a place with a 6% sales tax. Match each word to its number.
0 / 4 matched
In the full lesson
- 1Match the pairs
- 2Work out the number
- 3Make the call
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