Question

Quincy bought a keyboard priced at $178.30. The sales tax was found by multiplying the price of the keyboard by 0.08. What was the total cost of the keyboard with sales​ tax?

Answer 1

$192.56

Explanation:

The keyboard is priced at 1($178.30).

The sales tax is 0.08($178.30) = $14.26

The total cost is thus $178.30 + $14.27 = $192.56

A more efficient way to calculate this would be as follows:

Total cost = 1.08($178.30) = $192.56