The Sales Tax on an Item with a Retail Price

question 62

Multiple Choice

The sales tax on an item with a retail price of $972 is $77.76. 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 $92.34.

• A) $1156.24
• B) $1125.88
• C) $1154.25
• D) $1166.48
• E) $1098.56

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