Liam bought a picture frame that costs $12 plus 8% sales tax. HE wrote the expression 1.08(12) to find his total cost.

Question

Which expression is equivalent to the total cost?

A) 12 + 0.08
B) (12 + 0.08)12
C) 1 + .0.08(12)
D) (1 + 0.08)12

Answer 1

(1 + 0.08) = 1.08