Question

1. Lupita purchased a new ball gown to wear to the prom. The expression 0.06g represents the sales tax on the gown price, g. Write the simplest form of an expression in terms of g to represent the total amount that Lupita spent on the gown, including tax.

Answer 1

The simplest form of the expression would be 1.06g.

She pays the price of the gown, g, and then pays an additional 6% of g, or 0.06g, for tax:

g + 0.06g = 1g + 0.06g = 1.06g.