Question

MegaMart collects a sales tax equal to 1/16 of the retail price of each purchase and sends this money to the state government.

a. Is the amount of tax collected proportional to the cost of an item before tax is added?

b. Is the amount of tax collected proportional to the cost of an item after tax has been added?

Answer 1

Bobpursley already answered this for you.

Answer 2

yes i know, but i don't why it end up with 17/16*price. how it became 17?

Tax=1/16* price

cost=tax+price=1/16 price+price=17/16* price

Answer 3

16/16 = 1

1 + 1/16 = 17/16

Answer 4

ahhhhh....i see!!!! thank you soooo much for answering me and give me the more details :)

Answer 5

You're very welcome.

Answer 6

need to put in graph form

Answer 7

Megsmart collects a sale tax equal 1/16 of the retail price of each purchase. The tax is sent to the state government

Answer 8

im doing ratios and porpotional resoining

and i nd alot of help

Answer 9

for the features refernces is the amount tax collected proportional to the coast of an item before tax has been added.