Question

lamar buys a cookbook priced at $3. if the sales tax is 8%, how much tax will lamar pay?

Explanation:

Step1: Convert tax rate to decimal

The sales tax rate is 8%, which as a decimal is $0.08$ (since $8\%=\frac{8}{100} = 0.08$).

Step2: Calculate tax amount

To find the tax, multiply the price of the cookbook by the tax rate. The price is $\$3$, so the tax is $3\times0.08 = 0.24$.

Answer:

$\$0.24$