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The item costs s dollars.
Sales tax is 8% of s which is 0.08
so, the total amount = s+0.08s=1.08s
answer: E
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Which of the following represents the total dollar amount that a customer would have to pay for an item that costs s dollars plus a sales tax of 8 percent, in terms of s?

Total amount= s+(8/100)*s= (108/100)*s =1.08 s

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Take for simplification S=100
Sales tax=8% of Rs 100= Rs 8
Total = Rs 108

Answer E satisfies the equation.
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cost S dollar
tax 8% of S dollar
S+s*8/100
s(1+.08)=1.08S Option E
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Which of the following represents the total dollar amount that a customer would have to pay for an item that costs s dollars plus a sales tax of 8 percent, in terms of s?

A. s/0.08
B. s/1.08
C. s8
D. 0.08s
E. 1.08s


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