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The total cost after tax to repair Betty's car is represented by 0.08(75h) + 75h, where h represents the number of hours it takes to repair the car. What part of the expression represents the amount of tax Betty has to pay? Explain.

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The expression that represents the amount of tax Betty has to pay in 0.08(75h) + 75h is 0.08. Taxes are represented as decimals/fractions/rates. The costs is 75 dollars an hour so 75 * h = 75h. To find the tax, we need we need to multiply 0.08 times 75 times number of h(hours)
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