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2. You bought 8 bags of gummy bears and they cost $2.79 each. How much did

the gummy bears cost after you included the 8% sales tax?
Your answer

User Bartek
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Answer:

$24.11

Explanation:

  1. Find the total price of the gummy bears by multiplying the 2.79 each bag by the 8 bags. 2.79×8=22.32.
  2. Convert the percentage into a decimal. Move the decimal place that is after the 8% (same as 8.0% if you need to visualize the location of the decimal) to 2 places to the left. This means your decimal is 0.08.
  3. Multiply the decimal by the total untaxed cost from the first step. This will give you the tax. 22.32×0.08=1.7856, which rounds to currency of 1.79.
  4. Add the tax and the untaxed total together to get the grand total. 1.79+22.32=24.11
  5. Your answer is $24.11
User Roman Melnyk
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it would be $25.52, i’m pretty sure this is right, i’m sorry if it isn’t!!
User Christoph Strobl
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