Answer:
a) 
b) 
c) Yes.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have that:

And we have $10 free of taxes.
Making x= number of tires to buy, then we have that the total cost of tires is:

So, what we pay for taxes is given by:

a) Then, according to the above, we can write down the total cost before the discount as:

b) And the total cost after discounts, is then given by:

c) If the discount is added first, then less tax will be paid because the amount on which it is paid is lower. If the discount is added later, then the taxes will have been taxed on a higher amount, so it does matter whether they are added first or later.
Answer: 27/12=2.25
Pretty simple:)
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
The value of x is 3.
Step-by-step explanation:
Matthew earned 7500 of 15000, which is exactly half the total amount, meaning that the fraction corresponding to his earnings is 1/2.
Rate of 5:2:x, with number 5 corresponding to Matthew, mean that his fraction of the earnings, in function of x is given by:

Both fractions are equal, so:

Applying cross multiplication:



The value of x is 3.
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The quotient of 8595 ÷ 24 would be 358.125.
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It is 784 cubic inches so you are right