The Sales Tax on an Item with a Retail Price $\$ 716.03$

question 5

Multiple Choice

The sales tax on an item with a retail price of $612 is $61.20. Create a mathematical 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 $70.38.

• A) \(\$ 716.03\)
• B) \(\$ 705.79\)
• C) \(\$ 648.11\)
• D) \(\$ 675.43\)
• E) \(\$ 703.80\)