Question

Handsome jack is buying a pony mad of diamonds. The price of the pony is p dollars and jack also has pay 25% diamond pony tax. How much total was the pony

Answer 1

1.25p in dollars

Explanation:

The total amount of the pony is the sum of the cost of the pony and the tax on the pony. The tax is the product of the tax rate and the cost of the pony.

Given that the price of the pony is p and the tax rate applied is 25 %,

The tax

= 25% * p

= 0.25p

Total amount paid

= p + 0.25p

= 1.25p in dollar

Answer 2

5/4 P dollars

Explanation:

Given that,

price of pony = P

Tax which is to added in the total price of pony = 25% of pony price

so, now total price of pony including its tax = P + 25%P

= P + 25/100 P

= P + 1/4 P

= 5/4 P dollars

= 1.25 P dollars