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Sales tax word problems

Year 6 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Find 13% of the price, round to the nearest cent, and add it on. Ontario adds 13% HST to the items here.

  1. Hana buys a bag of apples for £4.87 and a box of crayons for £2.41. What is the total?
  2. Ethan buys a pack of pencils for £2.19 and a box of crayons for £3.19. What is the total?
  3. Sofia buys a library tote for £7.24 and a skipping rope for £6.27. What is the total?
  4. Fatima buys a pack of pencils for £2.28 and a box of crayons for £4.10. What is the total?
  5. Priya buys a bottle of milk for £3.27 and a bag of apples for £4.33. What is the total?
  6. Arjun buys a library tote for £8.56 and a notebook for £2.92. What is the total?
  7. Leah buys a bottle of milk for £3.85 and a puzzle for £11.72. What is the total?
  8. Jin buys a water bottle for £13.42 and a woolly hat for £14.29. What is the total?
  9. Hana buys a puzzle for £12.59 and a skipping rope for £5.14. What is the total?
  10. Omar buys a pair of mittens for £10.98 and a pack of pencils for £3.21. What is the total?
  11. Malik buys a library tote for £6.84 and a water bottle for £12.21. What is the total?
  12. Rohan buys a bag of apples for £4.83 and a box of crayons for £4.38. What is the total?
  13. Owen buys a skipping rope for £4.76 and a library tote for £7.51. What is the total?
  14. Noah buys a box of crayons for £3.66 and a notebook for £3.69. What is the total?
  15. Amara buys a bike bell for £7.55 and a skipping rope for £5.50. What is the total?
  16. Kofi buys a box of crayons for £4.29 and a pair of mittens for £7.45. What is the total?
  17. Priya buys a library tote for £5.47 and a pack of pencils for £2.25. What is the total?
  18. Aisha buys a bottle of milk for £4.83 and a pack of pencils for £2.64. What is the total?
  19. Elif buys a bottle of milk for £3.99 and a library tote for £6.22. What is the total?
  20. Elif buys a woolly hat for £18.58 and a library tote for £7.19. What is the total?
More free practice: fieldbooklearning.com/uk/practice/year-6/sales-tax-word-problems/

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Answer key: Sales tax word problems

  1. £7.28
  2. £5.38
  3. £13.51
  4. £6.38
  5. £7.60
  6. £11.48
  7. £15.57
  8. £27.71
  9. £17.73
  10. £14.19
  11. £19.05
  12. £9.21
  13. £12.27
  14. £7.35
  15. £13.05
  16. £11.74
  17. £7.72
  18. £7.47
  19. £10.21
  20. £25.77