Question

Megamart collects a sales tax equal to 1/16 of the retail price of each purchase. is the amount proportional to the cost of an item before tax is added. explain retail price. |16 | 32 | 48 | 64| tax collected |. |. |. |. |

Answer 1

so examle

if reatil is 16, then tax is 1,
if reatil is 32, then tax is 2

proprtional is if
a/b=c/d
16/1=32/2
16=16
true

it is proportional

Answer 2

1,2,3 and 4

Explanation:

Here we are given that the tax applied is
`(1)/(16)` of the retail price at which the item is sold. Hence in order to find the tax collection , we have to find the product of price of the item with
`(1)/(16)`.

Let us evaluate the tax collected on each item with different prices.

a) Price = 16

Tax =
`(1)/(16)*16`

Hence Tax = 1

b) Price = 32

Tax =
`(1)/(16)*32`

Hence Tax = 2

c) Price = 48

Tax =
`(1)/(16)*48`

Hence Tax = 3

d) Price = 64

Tax =
`(1)/(16)*64`

Hence Tax = 4