Question

A dress that regularly costs $92 and has tax of 8%. How much is the tax charge for this dress?

Answer 1

Answer:

Tax = $7.36

Step-by-step explanation:

$tax=92(\frac{8}{100} )=92(0.08)=7.36$

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Answer 2

Answer:

7.36$ tax.

When finding the whole amount of dollars to the percentage, multiply the whole number(92) by the tax percentage(0.08) which is a decimal for this case.

$92 * 0.08 = 7.36$

Optionally, find the tax plus the whole number.

$92 + 7.36 = 99.36$

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