Question

The expression 15.85(1+x) gives the total cost of a toy, where x is the sales tax percent written in decimal form.

What does 1 + x represent in the expression?



amount of tax

percent of tax

percent of original price paid including tax

cost of toy

Answer 1

Answer:Amount of tax

Explanation:

We know it cant be the cost of toy for sure. It states that the percent of tax is X. It cant be the percent of original price paid including tax, because that would be the whole equation. So it has to be Amount of Tax

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Answer 2

It is the paid price with tax included. To calculate the total with tax included, you need the original price plus the amount of tax. If tax is 10 percent, it will be ten cents per dollar. 15.85(1+0.10) = 17.43