Step 1
Write out the given parameters
Price of Jacket = $50
Sales tax rate = 12%
Step 2
Write out the necessary formulas to find the total price of the Jacket
[tex]\text{Sales tax = price of jacket}\times\text{ sales tax rate}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Sales tax = }50\text{ x }\frac{12}{100} \\ \text{sales tax =\$6} \end{gathered}[/tex]Total price = price of jacket + sales tax
Total price = $50 + $6 = $ 56
