Answer: $32.40
Explanation:
We must ADD 8% sales tax to the price of the basket ball. ($30.00)
But what is 8% of $30.00?
First we must convert 8% to a decimal.
To do that we move the existing invisible decimal two places to the left.
So in 8% the invisible decimal is here
8.0
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If we move it two places to the left then we have
. 8
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Always fill in the space(s) with 0.
.08 Is the same as 8%
So what is 8% of $30.00?
Well we have to multiply the price of the basketball by the percentage of sales tax.
30 × .08 = 2.4
Same as: $30.00 × 8% = $2.40
$2.40 is 8% of $30.00
Last, to find the total price including sales tax, we must ADD the sales tax to the price of the basketball.
$30.00 + $2.40 = $32.40
Hope this helps!