Discount and Sales Tax Word Problems

Examples, solutions, and videos that will help students review word problems on discount and sales tax.

Discount Word Problem
Finding the full price when you know the discount price

Discount and Sales Tax
Word problem involving discount and sales tax.

Finding Discounts
The video covers a one-step and a two-step process for finding a sale price, given a percent of discount. It includes four examples.

Finding Sales Tax
This video walks through a one and two-step method for finding sales tax. It includes 4 examples.

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