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An electrician buys some wiring supplies that total $150.00 before tax. If the local sales tax rate is 8%, what is the total cost of the supplies including tax?

  1. A
    $12.00
  2. B
    $158.00
  3. $162.00Cevap
  4. D
    $270.00

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$162.00
The correct answer is found by first calculating the sales tax, which is 8% of the 150.00subtotal.Multiplying150.00 subtotal. Multiplying 150.00 by 0.08 gives a tax amount of 12.00.Then,thistaxamountisaddedtotheoriginalcost(12.00. Then, this tax amount is added to the original cost ( 150.00 + 12.00)tofindthefinaltotalof12.00) to find the final total of 162.00.

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1
Calculate the amount of sales tax.
$150.00×0.08=$12.00\$150.00 \times 0.08 = \$12.00
To find the tax, multiply the pre-tax cost by the decimal form of the percentage (8% = 0.08).
2
Add the tax amount to the original cost.
$150.00+$12.00=$162.00\$150.00 + \$12.00 = \$162.00
The total cost includes both the base price and the applied sales tax.

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