Steve wants to develop a way to find the total cost of any item including sales tax. The sales tax in his city is 6%.

His friend Jenna writes the expression x + 6x where x is the cost of the item. Explain whether her expression is correct based on the situation.

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Kiley Austin

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21 September, 18:36

Steve wants to develop a way to find the total cost of any item including sales tax. The sales tax in his city is 6%.

His friend Jenna writes the expression x + 6x where x is the cost of the item. Explain whether her expression is correct based on the situation.

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Harper Chung · Answer 1

Her answer is incorrect. She is better off writing the expression x +.06X as 6% is expressed as. 06 as a decimal. Adding sales tax would mean taking the initial cost x and adding the tax of. 06x to it for the total cost after taxes.

Steve wants to develop a way to find the total cost of any item including sales tax. The sales tax in his city is 6%.His friend Jenna writes the expression x + 6x where x is the cost of the item. Explain whether her expression is correct based on the situation.

Steve wants to develop a way to find the total cost of any item including sales tax. The sales tax in his city is 6%.

His friend Jenna writes the expression x + 6x where x is the cost of the item. Explain whether her expression is correct based on the situation.