A Pairs socks that normally sells for eight dollars is on sale for 15% off find the sale price of the socks then find the total cost of the jeans if the sales tax rate is 8%

Step-by-step explanation:

The original selling price of the pair of socks is $8. The pair of socks is on sale for 15%. The new selling price of the pair of socks would be the original price - 15% off the original price. It becomes

8 - (15/100 * 8) = 8 - 0.15*8 = 8 - 1.2 = $6.8

if the sales tax rate is 8%, it means that the total cost of the socks would be the new selling price + 8% of the new selling price. It becomes

Total cost of the pair of socks

= 6.8 + (8/100*6.8) = 6.8 + 0.08*6.8 = 6.8 + 0.544 = $7.344