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VAT
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2. Check your answers seem right.
3. Always show your workings
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1. A new bicycle costs £300 plus VAT at 20%
Work out the total cost of the bicycle.
£...............................
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2. A gas bill is for £160 plus VAT at 5%
Calculate the VAT
£...............................
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3. Josie buys a television that costs £425 plus VAT at 20%.
Work out the total price of the television.
£...............................
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4. Shown below is the price of a table.
VAT is added at 20%
Work out the cost of the table including VAT
£...............................
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5. Tamara finds two shops that sells the same photo frame.
The rate of VAT is 20%
Which shop is better value for money?
You must show your working.
...............................
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6. Umar wants to buy 6 chairs for his dining table.
The shop has a special offer.
Each chair costs £85 plus VAT at 20%
Work out how much Umar will pay in total for the chairs.
£………………………….
(4)
7. Martha bought a new caravan.
The cost of the caravan is £35000 plus VAT at 20%
Martha paid a £15000 deposit and the rest of the total cost over 48 equal
monthly payments.
Work out the amount of each monthly payment.
£………………………….
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8. In Germany, a watch costs €120 plus VAT at 19%
Work out the total cost of the watch.
€...............................
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9. Sophie bought a handbag in Italy for €250 plus VAT at 22%
Calculate the VAT.
€...............................
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10. Alan is buying paving slabs for his garden.
Shown below is a diagram of his garden.
Alan is going to use square paving slabs measuring 50cm by 50cm.
Each paving slab costs £9 plus VAT at 20%
Work out the total cost for the paving slabs needed.
£...............................
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11. Natalie buys a new television.
The cost of the television is £480 including VAT at 20%.
Work out the price of the television without VAT.
£...............................
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12. Daniel buys 30m² of carpet
The carpet costs £60 per square metre, including VAT at 20%
Work out how much VAT Daniel paid.
£...............................
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13. Frank buys a desk that costs £1497
This includes VAT at a rate of 20%
Calculate the amount of VAT that Frank paid.
£...............................
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14. A watch costs £42 including VAT at a rate of 20%.
How much is the watch without VAT?
£...............................
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15. George spends €96.80 for a pair of shoes while on holiday in Spain.
This price includes VAT at a rate of 21%
Work out how much the shoes cost without VAT.
€...............................
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16. The VAT rate in Ireland is 23%
The cost of a toaster, including VAT, is €43.05
Find the cost of the toaster without VAT.
€...............................
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17. Jessica bought a new computer.
The price includes VAT at a rate of 20%.
Jessica divides the price by an integer to find the amount of VAT paid.
Circle the integer.
3 4 5 6
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