Jin went shopping for a new camera. Sales tax where he lives is 8%. If the price of the camera is p dollars and cents, which expression represents the total price plus tax?0.08p1.008p1.08p8p
Q. Jin went shopping for a new camera. Sales tax where he lives is 8%. If the price of the camera is p dollars and cents, which expression represents the total price plus tax?0.08p1.008p1.08p8p
Understand total price calculation: First, we need to understand that the total price including tax is the original price plus the tax on that price. The tax is calculated as a percentage of the original price. In this case, the sales tax is 8%.
Calculate tax rate: To find the total price including tax, we multiply the original price by 1 plus the tax rate (expressed as a decimal). The tax rate is 8%, which is 0.08 as a decimal.
Find total price with tax: The expression to represent the total price including tax is therefore the original price p multiplied by 1 plus the tax rate: p×(1+0.08).
Simplify expression: Simplifying the expression, we get: p×1.08.
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