3pie+12mm is the correct answer (A)
X = cost of car before tax
Total cost = (cost of car before tax) + (tax amount)
Total cost = x + 5% of x
Total cost = x + 0.05x
Total cost = 1.05x
The total cost is given to be $14,512, which means
<span>Total cost = 1.05x = 14512
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1.05x = 14512
1.05x/1.05 = 14512/1.05
x = 13,820.95238
x = 13,820.95
The total cost of the car before tax, to the nearest cent, is $13,820.95
I don't remember the names of the theorems at all, but we know that AD ≈ DE ≈ EB (Segment Addition). Which means <ACD ≈ <DCE ≈ <ECB (not completely sure how to prove this). Therefore, <1 ≈ <2. (Don't forget to state that <1 ≈ <ACD and <2 ≈ <ECB). With this and Angle Addition, we know that <ACE ≈ <DCB, so with SAS Congruence Theorem, we can prove ΔACE ≈ ΔBCD.
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