Preston bought a drum set priced at $187.90. The sales tax was found by multiplying the price of the drum set by 0.08. What was the total cost of the drum set with sales tax? Round to the nearest cent.

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Hakima asked Dec 23, 2023

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Preston bought a

drum set priced at $187.90. The sales tax
was found by multiplying the price of the
drum set by 0.08. What was the total cost
of the drum set with sales tax? Round to
the nearest cent.
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Hakima asked Dec 23, 2023

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Since your looking for the total price of the drum set with the taxes, you multiply 187.90 by 1.08 (This is decimal form of 108%). This gets you 202.932, which rounds to 202.93.

Kristen Balhoff answered Dec 27, 2023