An item that costs $50.00 is marked 20% off. Sales tax for the item is 8%. What is the final price, including tax? Show your work.
a. solve the problem with the discount applied before the sales tax.
b. solve the problem with the discount applied after the sales tax.
c. compare your answers in parts (a) and (b). Explain

Look at arnold's attempt to solve the equation for b: 3b = 12 b = 3 · 12 b = 36 describe the mistake that arnold made.

According to the 2008 u.s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. d. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida.

Astudent drew a circle and two secant segment. he concluded that if pq ~= ps, then qr ~= st. do you agree with the student’s conclusion? why or why not?