Sam has to pay a 15% tax on a boat that cost him $500. He believes he can determine the tax he owes using the calculation: 15x5 Explain why Sam is correct.

Rafael’s mortgage payment on his home went up by $117 last month, which represented an increase of 6.5%. What was Rafael’s mortgage payment before the increase?

Me! #1 write an equation for the interior angles of this triangle that uses the triangle sum theorem. #2 what is the value of x? #3 what is the measure of #4 classify the triangle above as acute, obtuse, or right. state your reason in a complete sentence.

Aheated piece of metal cools according to the function c(x) = (.5)x ? 7, where x is measured in hours. a device is added that aids in cooling according to the function h(x) = ? x ? 2. what will be the temperature of the metal after two hours?

Ricky takes out a $31,800 student loan to pay his expenses while he is in college. after graduation, he will begin making payments of $190.66 per month for the next 30 years to pay off the loan. how much more will ricky end up paying for the loan than the original value of $31,800? ricky will end up paying $ more than he borrowed to pay off the loan.