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.

Question

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.

Luigi0210 · Answer

Do you have the equation/details?

Vocaloid · Answer

Full question: The total cost after tax to repair Deborah's computer is represented by 0.08 (50h) +50h, 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. ( Show Your Work)

@luigi0210 would you still like to finish the explanation?

Vocaloid · Answer

well, this question is a bit old now but I'll explain to close.

we are given h as the variable representing the # of hours Deborah works. notice 50h, which is 50 times h, so we can infer that the company charges 50 per hour to repair the computer, which is represented by 50h. now, if we look at the 0.08(50h) part of the expression, this is 0.08 times the repair fee, or as a percent, 8 % of the fee. 8% is a typical tax rate, so 0.08(50h) is the part that represents the total amount of tax charged.