Question

The total cost after tax to repair Deborah's computer is represented by 0.08(70h) + 70h, where h representsthe number of hours it takes to repair Deborah's computer. What part of the expression represents theamount of tax Deborah has to pay? Explain.

Answer 1

0.08(70h) represents the amount of tax to be paid

Here, we want to select the part of the expression that represents the amount of tax to be paid

From the question, we can identify that the total cost for h hours is 70h

0.08 represents 8% and this can be seen as the tax rate

We can conclude here that 8% represents the tax rate of the total cost of 70h