A dress costs p dollars. An 8% sales tax must be added to the cost of the dress. Martha wants to multiply the cost of the dress by 0.08 to find the tax and then add it to the cost of the dress. Esther thinks that the cost of the dress should be multiplied by 1.08. The expressions for the two methods are shown below. Martha: p + 0. 08p Esther: 1. 08p Are the two expressions equivalent? Explain. What does this mean in terms of the methods outlined by Martha and Esther?

A dress costs p dollars. An 8% sales tax must be added to the cost of the dress. Martha wants to multiply the cost of the dress by 0.08 to find the tax and then add it to the cost of the dress. Esther thinks that the cost of the dress should be multiplied by 1.08. The expressions for the two methods are shown below. Martha: p + 0. 08p Esther: 1. 08p Are the two expressions equivalent? Explain. What does this mean in terms of the methods outlined by Martha and Esther?

Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)

6th Edition

ISBN:9780134463216

Author:Robert F. Blitzer

Publisher:Robert F. Blitzer

ChapterP: Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts Of Algebra

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1MCCP: In Exercises 1-25, simplify the given expression or perform the indicated operation (and simplify,...

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