Prices Involving Sales Tax

Prices Involving Sales Tax

Introduction

Sales tax is an extra amount added to the price of many items you buy. It can make a $10 item cost more at the register, so u...

Jordan sees a video game that costs $50 and brings exactly $50 to the store.

But at checkout, the cashier says it costs $53. So where did the extra $3 come from?

That extra amount is called sales tax, and it's a small fee added to your purchase by the government.

In most U.S. states, sales tax is a percentage of the item’s pri...