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Year 6 Maths — Discount and tax

Work out a discount, a sale price, and the price once tax has been added.

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  1. 1.A bag is marked $1200 and is sold at a discount of 25 per cent. What is the sale price? Give just the number.

  2. 2.A shop takes 10 per cent off an item marked $500, then adds tax of 10 per cent to the reduced price. What is the final price? Give just the number.

  3. 3.Match each marked price to its sale price after a discount of 20 per cent.

    • $150
    • $250
    • $400
    • $600
    • $900
    • $320
    • $480
    • $120
    • $200
    • $720

  4. 4.Sort each change by whether it makes the price go up or down.

    Groups: Price goes up · Price goes down

    • A service charge of 5 per cent added
    • Tax of 8 per cent added
    • A discount of 10 per cent
    • Tax of 12 per cent added
    • A quarter off
    • A third off

  5. 5.Which of these offers takes the most off an item marked $1000?

    • a) A discount of one fifth
    • b) 10 per cent off, and then 10 per cent off again
    • c) $250 off
    • d) A discount of 30 per cent

  6. 6.A book costs $250 and tax of 8 per cent is added. How much is the tax? Give just the number.

  7. 7.A discount of 20 per cent followed by a further 20 per cent off the new price is the same as one single discount of how much?

    • a) 30 per cent
    • b) 36 per cent
    • c) 40 per cent
    • d) 44 per cent

  8. 8.A shirt is marked $800 and is sold at a discount of 15 per cent. How much is taken off the marked price? Give just the number.

Answer key — Year 6 Maths — Discount and tax

  1. 1. 900
  2. 2. 495
  3. 3. $150 → $120; $250 → $200; $400 → $320; $600 → $480; $900 → $720
  4. 4. A discount of 10 per cent → Price goes down; Tax of 8 per cent added → Price goes up; A quarter off → Price goes down; A service charge of 5 per cent added → Price goes up; A third off → Price goes down; Tax of 12 per cent added → Price goes up
  5. 5. d) A discount of 30 per cent
  6. 6. 20
  7. 7. b) 36 per cent
  8. 8. 120