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The sales tax at a certain store is 15 percent.
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17 Dec 2025, 00:25
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The sales tax at a certain store is 15 percent. The total price of an item, including sales tax, is $45.
A. Quantity A is greater
B. Quantity B is greater
C. The two quantities are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
Price of item excluding sales tax |
$ 39 |
A. Quantity A is greater
B. Quantity B is greater
C. The two quantities are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given
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26 Dec 2025, 09:37
26 Dec 2025, 09:37
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Let the price before tax be $x$.
Sales tax is $15 %$, so total price $\(=1.15 x=45\)$.
Thus $\(x=\frac{45}{1.15} \approx 39.13\)$.
Quantity $\(\mathrm{A} \approx 39.13\)$, Quantity $\(\mathrm{B}=39\)$.
So Quantity A is greater than Quantity B .
Sales tax is $15 %$, so total price $\(=1.15 x=45\)$.
Thus $\(x=\frac{45}{1.15} \approx 39.13\)$.
Quantity $\(\mathrm{A} \approx 39.13\)$, Quantity $\(\mathrm{B}=39\)$.
So Quantity A is greater than Quantity B .
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