Example 6 Rivera wants to purchase a riding lawn mower, which is on sale

17. USE A MODEL Mr. Rivera wants to purchase a

ainal price. The sales tax in his area is 6.5%. Let x represent the

for 15% off the original price. The sales tax ir

be lawn mower. Write two functions representing the price of

original cost of the lawn mower. Write two fu

after the discount and the price of the lawn mower t(x) after

the lawn mower p(x) after the discount and the price

a composition of functions that represents the price of the riding

sales tax. Write a composition of functions tha

wwer How much will Mr. Rivera pay for a riding lawn mower that originall

cost $1350?

The answer is below

Step-by-step explanation:

1. COST Mr. Rivera wants to purchase a riding lawn mower, which is on sale for 15% off the marked price.  The store charges sales tax 6.5% on all sales. Write a  function p(x) that represents the price after a 15%  discount. Write a function t(x) that represents the total  cost with sales tax. Write a composition of functions that  represents the total cost of a riding lawn mower on sale.  How much will Mr. Rivera pay for a riding lawn mower  that has a marked price of $3000?

Solution:

a) Let x represent the marked price and p(x) represent the price after discount. Since a discount of 15% is given, the price would be:

p(x) =

b) If x = discounted price and t(x) = total  cost with sales tax, then:

t(x) =

c) Let t(x) represents the total  cost with sales tax

3/4 ÷ 3/4

step-by-step explanation:

basically divide any proper fraction with itself to fit the criteria.

so if we are using 3/4, then:

3/4 ÷ 3/4 = 1

so 1 is the quotient.

and the numerators for both these fractions is 3.   and if we divide the numerators:

3 ÷ 3 = 1

we see that quotient is equal to our original quotient as well.