IF THE BOOK COSTS 26.50 AND YOU GET A DISCOUNT OF 8%, YOU NEED TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH IS 8% OF 26.50, WHICH IS IS 2.12 DISCOUNT SO YOUR BOOK COSTS NOW 26.50-2.12=24.38 NOW, IF YOU WILL PAY 8% TAXES, EIGHT PERCENT OF 24.38 IS 1.95 YOUR BOOK WILL COST 24.38+1.95=26.33
6%=0.06 if you want to know how much he paid for the sales taxes you multiply 7.5 by 0.06 7.5 . 0.06= 0.45 7.5+0.45=7.95 8>7.95 Jay have enough money to buy the book