Question

Handsome Jack is buying a pony made of diamonds. The price of the pony is PPP dollars, and Jack also has to pay a 25\%25%25, percent diamond pony tax.
Which of the following expressions could represent how much Jack pays in total for the pony?
Choose 2 answers:

A: P+1/4
B: P + 0.25 P
C: (P + 1/4) P
D : 5/4 P
E: 0.25P

Answer 1

Answer:

B: P + 0.25 P

D : 5/4 P

Step-by-step explanation:

The price is P.

The tax is 25% of P, or 0.25P.

The total price is the price plus the tax,

P + 0.25P = P + 1/4P = 4/4P + 1/4P = 5/4P