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.

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Mariela Wells

15 April, 17:24

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.

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Blaine Mercado · Answer 1

We will evaluate both expressions step by step.

Sylvia's espression:

h + 0.05h

h: Original hat price.

0.05h: Increase of 5% due to sales tax.

Jin's expressions:

1.05h

h: Original hat price.

1.05: Factor for which you must multiply the original price to add 5% due to sales tax.