An item has a listed price of $60. If the sales tax rate is 8%, how much is the sales tax (in dollars)?

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asked Jul 12, 2020 153k views

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Nitrovatter · Answer 1 · 2020-07-14T12:20:14+0000

Answer:

$64.80

Explanation:

To find a percentage you just multiply the amount x the percentage in decimal form.

60 x 0.08 = 4.8 tax

Then you add that number to the original total.

60+4.8 = 64.8

Then you round to the nearest cent.

64.80

Total:

$64.80