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 skipping rope for €7.42 and a carton of milk for €3.18. What is the total?
Answer: €10.60
Ava buys a bike bell for €6.51 and a pack of pencils for €3.25. What is the total?
Answer: €9.76
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.
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