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You want to buy a hooded sweatshirt for $40. The tax is 8%. How much will you pay in total?

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\begin{array}ll \cline{1-1} \textit{a\% of b}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ \left( \cfrac{a}{100} \right)\cdot b \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}~\hspace{5em}\stackrel{\textit{8\% of 40}}{\left( \cfrac{8}{100} \right)40}\implies 3.2~\hfill \underset{total~price}{\stackrel{40~~ + ~~3.2}{43.2}}

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Answer: $43.20

hope this helps

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