Question

Jonathan's mom is buying him a new PS5 for his birthday. The expression 0.07p represents the sales tax on the system price, p. Write an expression in terms of p to represent the total amount that Jonathan's mom spends on the system, including tax.

Answer 1

p + 0.07p

Explanation:

tax is a compulsory sum levied by the government on goods and services. taxes increases the price paid for products

If sales tax = 0.07p, total price paid increases by 0.07p

total price paid = price of the good + tax

total amount spent by Jonathan's mom = p + 0.07p