Question

part 1 of 2
find the sales tax. then find the total cost of the item.
sales tax
selling price | rate of sales tax | sales tax
$80.00 | 8% | ?
the sales tax is $\square.

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

To find the sales tax, we first convert the sales tax rate from a percentage to a decimal. The rate is 8%, so we divide by 100: $8\% = \frac{8}{100} = 0.08$.

Step2: Calculate sales tax

The formula for sales tax is $Sales\ Tax = Selling\ Price \times Rate\ of\ Sales\ Tax$. The selling price is $80.00 and the rate is 0.08. So we calculate $80 \times 0.08$.
$80 \times 0.08 = 6.4$

Answer:

The sales tax is $6.40.