Jessica went to the store to buy a new video game the game cost 60 dollars it was on sale for 35 percent off she also had to pay sales tax. Show all your work to caculate her final cost.

Given that the cost of new video game is $60.

The video game was on a sale for 35% off.

The sales tax was 8%.

We need to determine the final cost of the video game.

Marked price:

Since, the offer was 35%, we have;

100 - 35 = 65%

Marked price =

Thus, the marked price is $39.

Tax:

The tax of the video game is given by

The tax of the video game is $3.12

Final cost:

The final cost of the video game is given by

Final cost = Marked price + Tax

Substituting the values, we have,

Final cost = 39 + 3.12

Final cost = $42.12

Thus, the final cost of the video game is $42.12