Jacob would like to purchase a coat and a hat for a ski trip. The coat is $62.75 and the hat is $14.25. If the sales tax rate is 8%, then what will be the amount of tax on Jacob’s purchase?

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Answer: $83.16

Step-by-step explanation: Add the values before the sales tax (62.75 + 14.25). Then, multiply that value by 8. After that add a dot two places to the right ( basically since it's 616 it's now 6.16. After that, add 6.16 and 77 to get 83.16