Mustafa buys a book that costs $12.50 if the sales tax is 8% what is the total cost of the book

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Jasper

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22 February, 16:03

Mustafa buys a book that costs $12.50 if the sales tax is 8% what is the total cost of the book

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Kaylynn Marquez · Answer 1

If the book is $12.50 with tax of 8%, the total cost of the book will be the sum of the 2 numbers.

8% of 12.50 is

.08 * 12.50 = 1.00

add 12.50 + 1.00 for a total cost of

$13.50

Corinne Dunlap · Answer 2

The total cost of the book would be:

12.50 * 0.8 = 10

The total cost of the book would be $10.00