Erin finds 5% sales tax for a shirt that costs $21. She calculates the tax as 0.05 * 21 = 1.05 or $1.05.
Erin notices that she can add 21 + 1.05 = 22.05 to find the total cost, $22.05.
She uses the Distributive Property to write (1 * 21) + (0.05 * 21) = 1.05 * 21.
For each item, write the total cost of
the item as the product of two
numbers.
Tax
1.05 x 21
a.
b.
c.
d.
Item Name Price Tax Rate
shirt
$21.00 5%
bicycle $45.90 7%
shoes
$67.50 6%
laptop $299.99 8%
$39.95 4%
Credit Debit Subtotal
Check Cash
Tax
Order total
Print Receipt Cash
video game
$474.34