Megamart collects a sales tax equal to 1/16 of the retail price of each purchase. is the amount proportional to the cost of an item before tax is added. explain retail price. |16 | 32 | 48 | 64| tax collected |. |. |. |. |
so examle
if reatil is 16, then tax is 1,
if reatil is 32, then tax is 2
proprtional is if
a/b=c/d
16/1=32/2
16=16
true
it is proportional
Answer:
1,2,3 and 4
Step-by-step explanation:
Here we are given that the tax applied is \(\frac{1}{16}\) of the retail price at which the item is sold. Hence in order to find the tax collection , we have to find the product of price of the item with \(\frac{1}{16}\).
Let us evaluate the tax collected on each item with different prices.
a) Price = 16
Tax = \(\frac{1}{16}\times16\)
Hence Tax = 1
b) Price = 32
Tax = \(\frac{1}{16}\times32\)
Hence Tax = 2
c) Price = 48
Tax = \(\frac{1}{16}\times48\)
Hence Tax = 3
d) Price = 64
Tax = \(\frac{1}{16}\times64\)
Hence Tax = 4