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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Prices Involving Sales Tax

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Have you ever had to calculate a tip in a restaurant? Figure out the amount with taxes and estimate appropriate tips.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Tax and Tip

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site provides a problem with completed solutions for that problem. This problem covers the topic of sales tax and tips. The problem aligns with 7.RP.A.3.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Amount of Sales Tax

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice finding the sales tax with this interactive AAA Math lesson. You may submit your answer to see if you are correct.
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Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Sales Tax Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Calculate a simple single sales tax and a total based on the entered tax percentage.
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Other

The Igen Blog: Ultimate Excise Tax Guide Definition, Examples, State vs. Federal

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a fairly detailed explanation of state and federal excise taxes designed for the layperson, not for tax experts.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Kendall's Vase Tax

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use percentage and addition to answer this real-world math performance task: Kendall bought a vase that was priced at $450. In addition, she had to pay 3% sales tax. How much did she pay for the vase?
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Proportional Taxes Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help students understand that proportional taxes can have different effects on different income groups.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Calculating Sales Tax

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Dr. Math is asked about calculating sales tax. A quick and easy to follow explanation of how it works using fractions, decimals, ratio, and percent.
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Yale University

Solving Problems by the Hundreds

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a study of percentage and its applications in the study of consumer related problems. Problems involving sales tax are included. Examples, explanation, solutions and a bibliography are also included in the site.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Sales Tax

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students apply ratio, percent, and direct proportion in situations. Students solve problems involving percentages such as percent increase/decrease, tax, commission, and discount.
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Next Gen Personal Finance

Next Gen Personal Finance: Taxes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lessons and activities to teach students about federal taxes.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Total Bill Including Tip and Tax

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students calculate total bills including tips and taxes. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Clean Land Thanks to Us! (Student Page)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
How does the government raise money to fund government agencies like the EPA? Through taxes. This lesson looks at the different taxes that are paid by US citizens and how the money is used for things such as cleaning up the environment.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A sse.b: Taxes and Sales

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This task is not about computing the final price of the shirt but about using the structure in the computation to make a general argument. Aligns with A-SSE.B.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Consumer Math

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
From basics such as adding and subtracting money, converting coins, and making change to more advanced topics such as sales tax and simple interest, this interactive tutorial offers help with consumer math issues.
Activity
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Solving Problems "By the Hundreds"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute site contains various math exercises relating to percentage and consumer-related problems. An explanation of sales tax, a related problem and answer are given.
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: Percentages in Real Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to calculate percentages in real-life situations, from sales tax to discounts to tips.
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iCivics

I Civics: Taxation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson teaches the basics of taxes: what they are, who pays them, what kinds exist, and what they're used for. Young scholars learn how people's income is taxed, how much revenue taxes generate, and how taxes and government services...
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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Number: Money Management

For Students 6th - 9th
This site provides students practice with the concept of money management, such as tax and inflation. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to practice...
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Read Works

Read Works: Measure R

For Teachers 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about taxes collected to improve traffic conditions in Los Angeles, California. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: Shopping

For Students 9th - 10th
Get tips for buying everything from laundry detergent to your dream home.
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Other

Lease Guide: Monthly Payments

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on the monthly payments of a lease. It provides detailed information on the Monthly Payment Formula. It defines the following terms: Depreciation Fee, Leasing Fee, Sales Tax, and Finance Fee. It also...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A Ced Buying a Car

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this task, students are asked to calculate what a car's list price would be in states with different sales taxes. Its purpose is to help students develop familiarity with different ways to solve a problem. Aligns with A-CED.A.1.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Commission

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Yale University provides a description of commission with example problems. Additional topics can be found on the same page.

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