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29-09-2016
Mathematics

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Shalika bought a purse for $120. The tax rate is 9%.

Which proportion can be used to find the amount of tax Shalika will pay?

A.

9/120=x/100

B.

120/x=100/9

C.

x/120=100/9

D.

120/9=100/x

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Lampa20 Lampa20

30-09-2016

$120 is ......... 100% of the price
x ................. 9% of the price
x represents tax money in dollars
now we use cross-multiplication
1209=x100

we can divide both sides with x and with 9 and we get:
120/x = 100/9

Answer is B.

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