Let x = price of the bike before a sales tax.
The price after a sales tax of 8% is
x + 0.08x = 1.08x dollars
Because the price paid was $171.18, therefore
1.08x = 171.18
x = 171.18/1.08 = $158.50
Answer: 158.50
This is a classic example of Scientific Notation.
5.3 x 10^5 actually equals 530,000
3.8 x 10^4 actually equals 38,000
Since it is asking for the sum of the numbers you are adding.
Your new equation look like this:
530,000 + 38,000
= 568,000
now all you have to do is count the decimal points. You start from the end zero and count the spaces in between until you get to the tenths place. (Right behind the first number) There are 5
So your answer will be:
B. 5.68 x 10^5.
Answer: 10.53%
Step-by-step explanation:
George £89400 @ 9% = £8046 so income = £89400+£8046=£97446
Harris (Paris?) gets £447 more so 97446+447=£97893
and this represents sales of £89400 plus commission
so Harris' commission = £97893-£89400 = £8493
So last stage is what commission percentage is £8493 of original sales £89400 = 10.53%
The slant height is 5.19615 in
