Question

Octavia buys a pair of jeans for $20.50 plus 8% tax.

Then she buys a jacket for $32 plus 8% tax.

Answer 1

$56.70

Explanation:

22.14+34.56=$56.70

Answer 2

$56.70 all together

Explanation:

$22.14 for the jeans

$34.56 for the jacket

$56.7 all together

Take your tax and move the decimal over to the left by 2 spaces

8. becomes .08

take .08 and multiply it by the price so

20.50 x .08= 1.64

and

32 x .08=2.56

the number you get is how much the tax is, $1.64 is 8% of $20.15

take that number and add it to your price

$1.64+$20.50= $22.14