Question

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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Answer 1

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.