Sales tax and cash word problems
Read which one each problem asks for. Cash totals round to the nearest 5¢ (Canada has no pennies). Ontario adds 13% HST to the items here.
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Zara buys a notebook for $2.50 and a bag of apples for $4.88 and pays in cash, rounded to the nearest 5¢. What does Zara pay?
Answer: $7.40 (total $7.38)
Grace buys a bike bell and a box of crayons in Ontario. Together they cost $12.94 before the 13% HST. What is the tax, and what is the total?
Answer: tax $1.68, total $14.62
Omar buys a puzzle for $17.56 and a water bottle for $9.66 and pays in cash, rounded to the nearest 5¢. What does Omar pay?
Answer: $27.20 (total $27.22)
Tip: Read which one each problem asks for. Cash totals round to the nearest 5¢ (Canada has no pennies). Ontario adds 13% HST to the items here.
Curriculum
Ontario Mathematics (2020): F1.2
On paper: this skill is in the printable pack Grade 5 Money Problems: Shopping in Canada, with an answer key.
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