Question

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A shirt priced at x dollars is discounted before tax is added. The final

price in dollars is described by the expression below.

1.05(x-0.6x)

What is the sales tax for the shirt?

A. 1.05(0.6x)

B. 0.05(0.4x)

C. 1.05(0.4x)

D. 0.05(0.6x)

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 0.05(0.4x)

Explanation:

original price: x dollars

final price: 1.05(x-0.6x)

In the final price, (x - 0.6x) represents the discount of 60% on the shirt.

After that sales tax was applied which was 1.05 ≈ 105%. So, sales tax: 5%

To find the sales tax amount:

5% × (x - 0.6x)

5% × (0.4x)

0.05(0.4x)

Hence, 0.05(0.4x) is the amount of sales tax applied on the shirt.