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Mark bought a new video game priced at $49.99. A sales tax of 8% was added to his purchase. How much tax did Mark pay?
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Mark bought a new video game priced at $49.99. A sales tax of 8% was added to his purchase. How much tax did Mark pay?
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Mark bought a new video game priced at $49.99. A sales tax of 8% was added to his purchase. How much tax did Mark pay?
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The tax that Mark had to pay is calculated by multiplying the base price of the video game and the decimal equivalent of the tax percentage. That is,
tax = ($49.99) x (0.08)
= $3.9992
Thus, Mark had to pay approximately $4 for the tax.
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