Question

You purchase a shirt for $8.00 there is a 6% sales tax. Your total cost will be

Answer 1

Your total cost would be $8.48.

Explanation:

You are charged $0.06 for ever dollar spent. 0.06 x 8 = 0.48

Answer 2

The answer i.e. total cost of Shirt = $ 8.48

Explanation:

Given Price of shirt =$ 8.00

Given Sales tax = 6 %

i.e. 6 % of Price of shirt

So Sales tax on shirt

=8.00*
`(6)/(100)`

=
`(48.00)/(100)`

=$0.48

Total cost = Price of shirt + Sales Tax on shirt

=$ 8.00+ $0.48

=$8.48