Multiple Choice
The verbal description below can be represented algebraically by which one of the following equations?
"To find the sales tax take 7.5% of the purchase price."
A) y = 7.5 x where y represents the sales tax and x represents the purchase price.
B) x = 0.075 y where x represents the sales tax and y represents the purchase price.
C) y = 0.075 + x where y represents the sales tax and x represents the purchase price.
D) y = 0.075 x where y represents the sales tax and x represents the purchase price.
E) y = 7.5 + x where y represents the sales tax and x represents the purchase price.
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