Jackson purchased a pack of game cards that was on sale for 22% off. The sales tax in his county is 6%. Let y represent the original price of the cards. Write an expression that can be used to determine the final cost of the cards.

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anonymous · Answer

im not sure on this one

math&ing001 · Answer

Original price is y, so the price after taking 22% off it becomes : y1=y-y*22/100=y(1-22/100)
Now after adding taxes, the price becomes 
y2=y1+y1*6/100 = y1(1+6/100) = y(1-22/100)(1+6/100)
So y(1-22/100)(1+6/100) is the final price.

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The number of pages that Zev, Kelly, Marneisha, and Aleisha can read in a day is shown below. 

Zev read 15% of his 56-page book. 
Kelly read 12% of her 64-page book. 
Marneisha read 14% of his 68-page book
Aleisha read 10% of her 72-page book. 

Who can read the greatest number of pages in a day?

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