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The sales tax on an item is 8%. Express the total cost, C, in terms of the price of the item, P. Be sure to use the correct case of the variable when entering your expression.

Solution

given

The sales tax on an item is 8% and total cost C , Price is P

0.08P is only the sales tax, not the total cost.

To find the total cost, you must add the sales tax to the price of the item, P. You add because it is tax.

So the equation would be:

C = 0.08P + P. Simplify.
C = 1.08P