MegaMart collects a sales tax equal to 1/16 of the retail price of each purchase and sends this money tp the state government.

Question

MegaMart collects a sales tax equal to 1/16 of the retail price of each purchase and sends this money tp the state government.

a. Is the amount of tax collected proportional to the cost of an item before tax is added?

b. Is the amount of tax collected proportional to the cost of an item after tax has been added?

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Answer 1

bobpursley answered
12 years ago

yes, yes

Tax=1/16* price
cost=tax+price=1/16 price+price=17/16* price

Answer 2

Cassidy answered
12 years ago

I still don't understand, can you explain more detail? and why it became 17/16*price?

Answer 3

JAMAR answered
12 years ago

0.5cm=1.5m

Answer 4

Jo answered
10 years ago

Yes,yes :)

Answer 5

haily answered
9 years ago

i don't understand i need to show work..HELP

Answer 6

Anonymous answered
9 years ago

Is the amount of tax collected proportional to the cost of an item after tax has benn added? Explain?

Answer 7

Anonymous answered
5 years ago

MegaMart collects a sales tax equal to 1/16 of the retail price of each purchase and sends this money tp the state government.

yes, yes

I still don't understand, can you explain more detail? and why it became 17/16*price?

0.5cm=1.5m

Yes,yes :)

i don't understand i need to show work..HELP

Is the amount of tax collected proportional to the cost of an item after tax has benn added? Explain?

Yes and yes because all of the ratios between the quantities are the same - which is 16/1 in your case.