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The list price of a camera was w dollars. Dylan bought the camera for $35 less than the

list price. If the sales-tox was 8%, how much did Dylan pay for the comers including the
sales tax

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Answer:

$(1.08)(w-35)

Explanation:

The list price of the camera is w dollars.

Dylan bought the camera for $35 less than the list price, so the price he paid before tax is (w - 35) dollars.

The sales tax is 8%, which can be expressed as a decimal by dividing by 100: 8/100 = 0.08.

To find the amount of sales tax, multiply the price before tax by the tax rate: (w - 35) * 0.08.

Add the sales tax to the price before tax to find the total amount Dylan paid: (w - 35) + (w - 35) * 0.08.

Factor out (w - 35) to simplify the expression: (1 + 0.08)(w - 35).

Calculate 1 + 0.08 = 1.08.

The final expression for the amount Dylan paid, including sales tax, is (1.08)(w - 35) dollars.

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