The Sales Tax on an Item with a Retail Price

question 17

Multiple Choice

The sales tax on an item with a retail price of $972 is $68.04.Create a variational model that gives the retail price,y,in terms of the sales tax,x,and use it to determine the retail price of an item that has a sales tax of $82.62.

• A)$1182.28
• B)$1151.92
• C)$1180.29
• D)$1192.52
• E)$1124.60

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