Last of the 3 x)

3. The total cost after tax to repair Deborah’s computer is represented by , where h represents the number of hours it takes to repair Deborah’s computer. What part of the expression represents the amount of tax Deborah has to pay? Explain.

Answer: 0.08 shows the amount of tax that has to be paid. You can tell because 50 is how much it cost per hour. While h, stands for the amount of hours it takes. There for the decimal, 0.08, stands for the amount of tax that is required to be paid.

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Last of the 3 x)

3.	The total cost after tax to repair Deborah’s computer is represented by  , where h represents the number of hours it takes to repair Deborah’s computer. What part of the expression represents the amount of tax Deborah has to pay? Explain.

Answer: 0.08 shows the amount of tax that has to be paid. You can tell because 50 is how much it cost per hour. While h, stands for the amount of hours it takes. There for the decimal, 0.08, stands for the amount of tax that is required to be paid.

shaima · Answer

.08(50h) is the tax (8% tax), 50h is the cost without tax, so you add the cost without tax to the price of tax. Since you know the 50h part of the equation is not the tax, it must be the other part.

sissyedgar · Answer

So I had the right part as being the tax but not the right reason?

sissyedgar · Answer

@iGreen 
I don't fully understand what has been stated up above.