Question

Sylvia is going to pick out a souvenir hat while she is on vacation. She knows the price of the hat will increase by 5% when she pays sales tax. She writes the expression h + 0.05h to find the total amount she will pay for the hat if it costs h dollars. Jin correctly writes another expression, 1.05h, that will also find the the total amount Sylvia will pay for the hat if it costs h dollars.

Use the drop-down menus to explain what each part of Sylvia's and Jin's expressions mean.


CLEARCHECK
Sylvia's Expression: h + 0.05h

h:


0.05:


0.05h:


h + 0.05h:

Jin's Expression: 1.05h

1.05:


h:


1.05h:

Answer 1

Sylvia's Expression:
h: Represents the initial price of the hat, before sales tax.
0.05: Represents the 5% increase in price due to the sales tax.
0.05h: Represents the amount of the sales tax.
h + 0.05h: Represents the total amount Sylvia will pay for the hat, including the sales tax.

Jin's Expression:
1.05: Represents the total increase in price due to the sales tax, which is equivalent to a 5% increase.
h: Represents the initial price of the hat, before sales tax.
1.05h: Represents the total amount Sylvia will pay for the hat, including the sales tax.