. Alex bought a new bike last weekend. It was $185 and he had to pay tax at a rate of 8%. How
much tax did he pay?

Answer:
$14.80
Step-by-step explanation:
Original bike price: $185
Tax: 8% OR 0.08 as a DECIMAL
To find your answer, multiply the bike price by the DECIMAL (number) tax amount:
185 x 0.08
= 14.8
Therefore, Alex paid $14.80 in tax.
Answer: $14.80
Step-by-step explanation:
We know: The bike is $185, and the tax is 8% of the product.
So we multiply them together.
185 * 8 / 100 = 14.8
or
185 * 0.08 = 14.8
The tax will be $14.80.
The other way to solve this question is by cross multiply.
[tex]\ \frac{x}{185} = \frac{8}{100}\[/tex]
But what you get would still be the same as just multiply it directly.
185*5/100 = 14.8
Not an efficient way of doing things :(