Jenna and richie go shopping at the mall to buy their mom a present they buy a scarf for $12.45 and a necklace for $35.65 their state tax charges 8% sales tax how much tax do jenna and richie pay on the gifts they bought round your answer to the nearest cent

The tax Jenna and Richie pay on the gifts is $3.85.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Cost of scarf = $12.45.

Cost of necklace = $35.65.

State tax charges sale tax = 8%.

Now, to find the sales tax paid on the gifts.

So, adding the price of the gifts:

Thus, the total amount of the gifts = $48.10.

Now, getting the sales tax the state charges:

The tax nearest to cent = $3.85

Therefore, the tax Jenna and Richie pay on the gifts is $3.85.