Jackie noticed that she had to pay a sales tax for the dress she bought at the store. What is sales tax? The amount someone pays to buy a specialty item.
A percentage of total sales that is collected on behalf of the state, county, or local government.
A percentage of total sales given back to the store.
A percentage of total sales to be distributed to shoppers at a later time.

Okay so n is going to represent our first number. since the second number of five times greater than n, the second number will be represented as 5n. for us to figure out the two  numbers we need to have  the value of n first. this is going to be done by adding the two numbers together, n and 5n. it can be simplified as 6n, which the problem states is equal to 72. divide 72 by 6n and you can solve for n.  n+5n=726n=72n=(72/6)n=12  now that we know the value of n, we have to multiply 5 times 12 which equals 60. so our two numbers/integers are 12 and 60

In order to find the price per bar, we divide the price by the amount of bars.   for the first one: 15.37/10 = $1.54 per barthe second package: 15.35/12 = $1.28 per bar.the 10-pack costs $1.54 per bar and the 12-pack costs $1.28 per bar.   the 12-pack has the better price per bar.now, let's look at the price per ounce.   we do this in a similar way.   we find the total amount of ounces in the package, and divide the price by the number of ounces.in the first package, we multiply 10*2.1=21.   we have 21 ounces in the first package.   now we divide 15.37/21.   in the first package, we have 0.73 dollars per ounce.now, let's look at the second package.   we start by multiplying 1.4*12=16.8.   there are 16.8 ounces in the package.   now, we divide 15.35/16.8=0.91.   so, in the second package, we have 0.91 dollars per ounce.the cost per ounce of the 10-pack is $0.73 and the cost per ounce of the 12-pack is $0.91.   the first package has the better price per ounce.the better explanation is the second one, because i prefer the lower price per ounce, i think that the 1st pack is the better buy.