Question

Olivia went to buy shoes at the mall. The shoes cost $55. If tax was 8%, how much did Olivia pay in all? i don't understand it

Answer 1

55 times .8 =44$

Explanation:

Answer 2

$59.40

Explanation:

8% is equal to 0.08

since you are adding the tax to the original cost you will multiply 55 by 1.08 to get the cost of the shoes plus the tax.