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OpenStudy (rayman5766):

Raj paid $31.86 for a new basketball. The price he paid included sales tax of 6.25%. Which equation can be used to find the price, p, of the basketball before tax? A. p + 0.0625p = 31.86 B. 6.25p = 31.86 C. 0.0625p = 31.86 D. p + 6.25p = 31.86

OpenStudy (vanessaperezxo):

Which one do you think is the answer?

OpenStudy (rayman5766):

D

OpenStudy (vanessaperezxo):

ok, give me one minute

OpenStudy (rayman5766):

actual wait I think it is a now thinking about

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

Hint: you can change a percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100

OpenStudy (rayman5766):

I choose A final answer

OpenStudy (vanessaperezxo):

Yes, thats correct

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

6.25 / 100 = 0.0625

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

yes

OpenStudy (rayman5766):

yea that's what I did

OpenStudy (vanessaperezxo):

your multiplying the percent by the original price.. then

OpenStudy (vanessaperezxo):

your adding the tax plus the price. Which gives you 31.86

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