Question

If there is a 2% tax on a 8 dollar t-shirt, what will be your total cost?

Answer 1

8 dollars and 16 cents

Explanation:

Answer 2

8.16

Explanation:

Price = (1+ percentage)(price before tax)

If it was a discount it would be (1-percentage), as this would give us a lower number.

price = (1.02) * 8 = 8.16

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