State Sales Tax Is Based on Retail Price $y = 10.4017 x ; \$ 56.72$

question 207

Multiple Choice

State sales tax is based on retail price.An item that sells for $180.99 has a sales tax of $17.4.Find a mathematical model that gives the amount of sales tax y in terms of the retail price x.Use the model to find the sales tax on a $589.99 purchase.(Round your answer to four decimal places.)

• A) \(y = 10.4017 x ; \$ 56.72\)
• B) \(y = 0.0961 x ; \$ 56.72\)
• C) \(y = 0.0961 x ; \$ 589.99\)
• D) \(y = 0.0961 x ; \$ 6,137\)
• E) \(y = 10.4017 x ; \$ 6,137\)

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