Question

Sylvia is going to pick out a souvenir hat while she is on vacation. She knows the price of the hat will increase by 5% when she pays sales tax. She writes the expression h + 0.05h to find the total amount she will pay for the hat if it costs h dollars. Jin correctly writes another expression, 1.05h, that will also find the the total amount Sylvia will pay for the hat if it costs h dollars. Use the drop-down menus to explain what each part of Sylvia's and Jin's expressions mean.

Answer 1

Answer:Sylvia:

h:equals price of hat

0.05:percent sales tax

0.05h:amount of sales tax Sylvia will pay

h+0.05:total amount Sylvia will pay

Jin:

1.05:one whole plus percent sales tax

h:price of hat

1.05h:total amount Sylvia will pay

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