Cost of the article = $27.50
Amount of city sales tax = (27.50 x 6%) = $1.65
Amount of excise tax = (27.50 x 8%) = $2.20
From my knowledge, we pay city sales tax and federal excise tax when we buy something, so the total cost would be $31.35
Answer:
(or 6.25)
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's do a simple square problem to see the relationship between the elements of the resulting equation...

As you see, the number of 'x' (6) is the double of the numeric part of the binomial expression (3), while the numeric-only part (9) is the square of the numeric part of the binomial expression (3).
So, if we look at the formula from the problem, we see the the number of 'x' is 5. To obtain the C value, we need to divide the 5 by 2... then get the square value of the result.
(or 6.25)
8.517 as a Fraction:8 and 500/1000 ( This is a mixed number)
8.517 as a Percentage: 815.7%