Rachel pays $131.44 for a desk, including tax. the tax is 31 cents less than 1 16 the desk's price. what is the price for the desk before adding the tax? a) $116.00 b) $118.00 c) $122.00 d) $124.00

Let D represent the cost of the desk and T represent the tax paid.

Given,the cost of the desk plus the tax equals $131.44, so equation becomes

D + T = 131.44    ...(1)

As given, tax T equals 1/16 times the cost of the desk less 0.31 dollars, so equation becomes T = (1/16)D - 0.31

Now substituting the right side of this equation for T into equation (1 )for the total price , so the first equation becomes:

D + (1/16)D - 0.31 = 131.44

Now adding 0.31 to both sides we get:  

D + (1/16)D = 131.75

Since D is equivalent to (16/16)D we can substitute that for D and we get:

(16/16)D + (1/16)D = 131.75

= (17/16)D = 131.75

= 17D = 131.75*16

17D = 2108

D = 124

Hence, the cost of the desk is $124

So, Option D = $124.00 is correct

d the answer is d

Step-by-step explanation: d is the answer 100 percent sure here is proof and friend request me

step-by-step explanation:

i found the life tables for the year 2012. 

life table of males at age 30. probability of dying between ages x and x+1

total population:  

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001030

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001061

males:  

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001420

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001448

white population

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001005

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001037

white males

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001372

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001399

non hispanic white population

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001083

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001116

non hispanic white males

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001477

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001503

jacob, non hispanic white male. 30 years old.

probability that jacob lives to be 30 years old. 

since the given probabilities are probabilities of dying, i think we simply subtract it from 1 to get the probability of living. we will use the probability of non hispanic white male.

                                          probability of living to be 30 y.o.

29 - 30 : 1 - 0.001477 = 0.998523

30 - 31 : 1 - 0.001503 = 0.998497