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The Math Forum: Calculating Sales Tax

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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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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
converting percents to decimals, decimals, fractions, measurement, money
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Additional Tags
fractions and percents, percent to decimal, tax rate, write percent decimal, writing percent as decimal, math forum, percent, ratio, percents as decimals
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
Common Core
7.EE.B.3