The Sales Tax on an Item with a Retail Price

Multiple Choice

The sales tax on an item with a retail price of $972 is $68.04.Create a variational model that gives the retail price,y,in terms of the sales tax,x,and use it to determine the retail price of an item that has a sales tax of $82.62.

A) $1182.28
B) $1151.92
C) $1180.29
D) $1192.52
E) $1124.60