I'm very stuck! I go to Connections Academy, and I'm on "Versatile Distributive Property Portfolio, Unit 5, Lesson 11. Please help! Here is the question: You are purchasing four items and want to calculate the tax. The items

Question

cost $2.50, $8.75, $3.00, and $10.25. The tax rate is 6%. How much is the tax?
Show the calculation for using the distributive property, and not using the distributive property. HELP!

Answer 1

taxing each item is the same as adding them up and taxing the sum:

($2.50+$8.75+$3.00+$10.25)*.06

Answer 2

thank you ssoooooo much!

Answer 3

Steve is that the answer

Answer 4

I'm in Connections to and I was looking at this site to help me too.

Answer 5

@steve , is that with or without distrubation and r u correct?!!

Answer 6

It is without.

Answer 7

I need help on the whole thing

Answer 8

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Answer 9

(like) (hate)

(strongly hate)

how u feel about me
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Answer 10

i copied off a girl name rachel in jiskha

Answer 11

did u copy off of me?

Answer 12

yaes

Answer 13

umm ok

Answer 14

hello is this without or with?

Answer 15

w/ disrtibutive property
6%($2.50+$8.75+$3.00+$10.25)=
6%x$2.50+6%x$8.75+6%x$3.00+6%x$10.25=
$0.15+$0.525+$0.18+$0.615=
$1.47
w/o distributive property
6%($2.50+$8.75+$3.00+$10.25)=
6%($24.01)=
$1.47
(just did this bro)

Answer 16

Pog

Answer 17

that is a faker thats not me.

Answer 18

What’s the full thing for all questions

Answer 19

ye bc im struggling and I NEED to know

Answer 20

OMG! THERE'S LITTERALLY TWO DIFFERENT "Sonic The Hedgehogs"! LOL!!!!