The answer to this question is -8
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Suppose the board game cost $25 before tax.
If the tax payable was $1.54, then the sales tax rate was r:
$1.54
$25r = $1.54. Solving for r, r = ---------- = 0.0616, or 6.16%
$25
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Answer:
9x + x
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the width be x.
width = x
length = x + 8
The area is 20 ft²
x(x + 8) = 20
x² + 8x = 20
x² + 8x - 20 = 0
(x + 10) (x - 2) = 0
x = -10 (rejected) or x = 2
Width = x = 2 ft
Length = x + 8 = 2 + 8 = 10 ft
Answer: The width is 2 ft and the length is 10ft.
You have to put the parentheses like this:
In fact, you have to perform the operation inside parentheses first, and then proceed in order:
