Question

SOLVE APPLICATION USING ALGEBRA. TYPE THE EQUATION OR INEQUALITY AND PLEASE SHOW WORK. a) If the sales tax on a purchase came to $48, what was the original price (before tax) and what is the final price (after tax)? (Use 6% for the sales tax rate). b) Last week Lori earned a gross pay of $435 for working 52 hours. She is paid time-and-a-half for any time over 40 hours each week. Find her hourly rate of pay

Answer 1

Answer:

a)800 $ ( original price)

 848 $ (final price)

b)7.5 $/hour

Step-by-step explanation:

6*p/100=48 $

*100         *100

6p=4800

:6     :6

p=800 $ ( original price)

800+48=848 $ (final price)

b)435 $ ....52 hour

40*x+12*1.5*x =435 $

x*(40+18)=435 $

58x=435 $

:58    :58

x=7.5 $/hour

Answer 2

Bnansnsnsndnddnndndjdjdndjdndnd dndndjds