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Digiron
3 days ago
8

Alley bought 1 pound of potatoes costing $4 from a local grocery store last week. Her final bill included an additional sales ta

x 8%. The next week alley found that the price for a pound of potatoes had gone up to $6. What is the percentage increase in the cost of a pound of potatoes, including the sales tax?
Mathematics
2 answers:
AnnZ [3.9K]3 days ago
8 0
$6.00 multiplied by 8% equals $6.48

this is the answer. hope this helps
Svet_ta [4.3K]3 days ago
4 0

Answer: 54%

Step-by-step explanation:

Provided information: The price for 1 pound of potatoes at a local grocery store last week was $4.

The total cost for 1 pound of potatoes last week, including an 8% sales tax, was $4 + 8% of $4.

=4+0.08\times4=4+0.32=\$4.32

This week, the price for 1 pound of potatoes at the grocery store is $6.

The total price for 1 pound of potatoes this week, after 8% tax, is $6 + 8% of $6.

=6+0.08\times6=6+0.48=\$6.48

The formula to calculate the percentage increase in the price of a pound of potatoes, factoring in sales tax, is as follows:

P=\frac{\text{ increase in cost}}{\text{cost last week}}\times100\\\\\Rioghtarrow\ P=\frac{6.48-4.32}{4}\times100\\\\\Rightarrow\ P=\frac{2.16}{4}\times100\\\\\Rightarrow\ P=54\%

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