PLS HELP! I WILL GIVE THE FIRST GOOD ANSWER BRAINLIEST! A whopper bought shoes marked $40. The sales tax is 8%. How much did the shopper pay in tax? How much did the shopper pay in all?

can I have full explanation because I don't GET IT AT ALL

About $3.20 in tax, $43.20 total

Step-by-step explanation:

First you want to put the percentage into a decimal, 0.08. Then you would multiply the $40 by 0.08 (tax) to get the amount of tax ($3.20). Then to find the total amount, you could either add $3.20 and $40 together or you could multiply $40 by 1.08 (this accounts for both the item and the tax) to get $43.20.

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