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Assuming you means 6.5% tax of a $42 purchase
0.065*42=2.73
tax is $2.73
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Let's pretend the empty, white space in the middle is a triangle. A right triangle. then we just use the pythogerean theorem to get the a.

Answer:
a)
b) 2012, 1049 stores. 2014, 1041 stores. c) Yes it is a downsizing company.
Step-by-step explanation:
a)
s=year | f(s) = number of stores per year
1 | 1078
4| 1067

s=1 in 2003

b) For 2012, s=9. For 2014, s=11

c) In deed. Since the function shows a decreasing amount of JC Penney stores. Maybe this is a downsizing from this company, progressively closing some stores.