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1b. If Connor's movie ticket costs $12.60, use the expression from part a to find Connor's total cost including the amusement tax. (3 points) Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse. Connor's total cost of his movie ticket including the amusement tax is Response area.

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To find Connor's total cost including the amusement tax, you would typically apply the formula or expression related to the tax. However, since I don't have access to the expression from part a, I will assume a common amusement tax rate.

Let’s say the amusement tax is 5%. The total cost can be calculated using the formula:

\[ \text{Total Cost} = \text{Ticket Price} + (\text{Ticket Price} \times \text{Tax Rate}) \]

For Connor:

  • Ticket Price = $12.60
  • Tax Rate = 5% (or 0.05)

Using the formula:

  1. Calculate the tax amount: \[ \text{Tax Amount} = 12.60 \times 0.05 = 0.63 \]

  2. Add the tax amount to the ticket price: \[ \text{Total Cost} = 12.60 + 0.63 = 13.23 \]

Thus, Connor's total cost including the amusement tax is $13.23. You can enter this amount into the response area provided.

the answers are $1.89 $14.49 $10.71 $12.75 which is correct

To find the correct total cost for Connor's movie ticket, including the amusement tax, let's analyze the options you provided ($1.89, $14.49, $10.71, $12.75) in relation to Connor's ticket price of $12.60:

  1. $1.89: This could be a tax amount but does not seem like a total cost.
  2. $14.49: $12.60 + some tax could equal this, which is close to a 15% tax (about $1.89).
  3. $10.71: This is less than the ticket price, so it's not possible.
  4. $12.75: This could be a small tax (about $0.15 added to the base price).

Now, let's quickly calculate the scenario assuming different tax amounts to see which fits:

  • If the amusement tax is about 5%, the total cost we calculated previously was $13.23.
  • A higher tax rate would potentially lead us to $14.49.

Now, checking if $14.49 might fit:

  • $14.49 - $12.60 = $1.89.

This corresponds to a 15% tax rate, as $1.89 is approximately 15% of $12.60.

Therefore, the total cost including the amusement tax is $14.49. This suggests that the correct answer from your options is:

$14.49.