The answer for question (1) 16%
Answer:
<em>The washing machine cost $600 before tax</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Percentages
</u>
The washing machine cost $651 including a tax of 8.5%.
If x was the cost of the washing machine before tax, then the tax was:
x*8.5/100 = 0.085x
It was added to the original price:
x + 0.085x = 1.085x
That is the final price, thus
1.085x=$651
Solving:
x = $651/1.085
x = $600
The washing machine cost $600 before tax
Answer:
Put an open dot on -10 and an open dot on 1 and draw a line between them
Step-by-step explanation:
You're trying to find constants
such that
. Equivalently, you're looking for the least-square solution to the following matrix equation.
To solve
, multiply both sides by the transpose of
, which introduces an invertible square matrix on the LHS.
Computing this, you'd find that
which means the first choice is correct.