Paint costs $3.99 per can and brushes cost $2.50 each. The sales tax rate is 5%. Which expression represents the total cost of p cans of paint and b paint brushes?

A. 3.99p + 2.50b

B. 0.05 (3.99p + 2.50b)

C. 1.05 (3.99p + 2.50b)

D. - 1.05 (3.99p + 2.50b)

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Johnathan Rowe

27 February, 02:37

Paint costs $3.99 per can and brushes cost $2.50 each. The sales tax rate is 5%. Which expression represents the total cost of p cans of paint and b paint brushes?

A. 3.99p + 2.50b

B. 0.05 (3.99p + 2.50b)

C. 1.05 (3.99p + 2.50b)

D. - 1.05 (3.99p + 2.50b)

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Charlotte Cummings · Answer 1

The answer is C.

This is because choice A does not include the tax, B is the tax rate for the items themselves but does not account for the actual price of the items, and D is just wrong. The only answer remaining is C.

Paint costs $3.99 per can and brushes cost $2.50 each. The sales tax rate is 5%. Which expression represents the total cost of p cans of paint and b paint brushes?A. 3.99p + 2.50bB. 0.05 (3.99p + 2.50b)C. 1.05 (3.99p + 2.50b)D. - 1.05 (3.99p + 2.50b)

Paint costs $3.99 per can and brushes cost $2.50 each. The sales tax rate is 5%. Which expression represents the total cost of p cans of paint and b paint brushes?

A. 3.99p + 2.50b

B. 0.05 (3.99p + 2.50b)

C. 1.05 (3.99p + 2.50b)

D. - 1.05 (3.99p + 2.50b)