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Jamal went shopping for a new phone. Sales tax where he lives is 
8%. If the price of the phone is 
p dollars and cents, which expression represents the total price plus tax?

1.008 p

8p

0.08 p

1.08 p

Jamal went shopping for a new phone. Sales tax where he lives is 8% 8 \% . If the price of the phone is p p dollars and cents, which expression represents the total price plus tax?\newline1.008p 1.008 p \newline8p 8 p \newline0.08p 0.08 p \newline1.08p 1.08 p

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Q. Jamal went shopping for a new phone. Sales tax where he lives is 8% 8 \% . If the price of the phone is p p dollars and cents, which expression represents the total price plus tax?\newline1.008p 1.008 p \newline8p 8 p \newline0.08p 0.08 p \newline1.08p 1.08 p
  1. Calculate Sales Tax Rate: To find the total price including sales tax, we need to add the sales tax to the original price. The sales tax is 8%8\% of the original price, which is pp dollars and cents. To express 8%8\% as a decimal, we divide 88 by 100100.\newlineCalculation: 8%=8100=0.088\% = \frac{8}{100} = 0.08
  2. Find Sales Tax Amount: Now, we multiply the original price pp by the decimal form of the sales tax rate to find the amount of sales tax.\newlineCalculation: Sales tax = p×0.08p \times 0.08
  3. Calculate Total Price: To get the total price including sales tax, we add the sales tax to the original price. This can be expressed as the original price plus the product of the original price and the sales tax rate.\newlineCalculation: Total price = p+(p×0.08)=p×(1+0.08)=p×1.08p + (p \times 0.08) = p \times (1 + 0.08) = p \times 1.08

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