You buy a new video game for $60. the sales tax is 8%. what is the total cost for the game including sales tax?

To find sales tax, determine the tax, then add it to the original price. To determine the tax, you want to make the percent into a decimal by moving the decimal point over two times the the left, which means 8% would be 0.08. Then, multiply the new decimal by the price. 60 times 0.08 is 4.8. Now, add the tax to the original price. 60+4.8=64.8, so therefore the total cost is $64.8