Aaron is staying at a hotel that charges
$99.95 per night plus tax for a room. A
tax of 8% is applied to the room rate, and
an additional one-time untaxed fee of
$5.00 is charged by the hotel. Which of the
following represents Aaron’s total charge,
in dollars, for staying x nights?
(A) (99.95 + 0.08x) + 5
(B) 1.08(99.95x) + 5
(C) 1.08(99.95x + 5)
(D) 1.08(99.95 + 5)
Can you explain why B is the correct answer? I thought it would have been something like .08(99.95x) + 5. Where did 1.08 come from?
For one night it is .08 so when you add that together you get 1.08
add that .08 with what?
The total price is the original room rent plus 0.08. That's 1.08.
how 1.08 got the answers i am with confusion
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To find the total charge for Aaron's stay for x nights, we need to consider the various charges involved.
Let's break it down step by step:
The room rate per night is $99.95.
So, for x nights, the room charge would be 99.95 * x.
The tax applied to the room rate is 8%.
To calculate the tax on the room charge, we multiply the room charge by 0.08.
So, the tax on the room charge would be (0.08 * 99.95 * x) = 7.996x.
There is also an additional one-time untaxed fee of $5.00 charged by the hotel.
To find the total charge, we need to add up the room charge, the tax on the room charge, and the additional fee:
Total charge = (Room charge) + (Tax on room charge) + (Additional fee)
= (99.95 * x) + (7.996x) + 5
Simplifying the expression, we get:
Total charge = 1.07995x + 5
Now, looking at the given answer choices, we can see that option (B) represents the correct expression:
(B) 1.08(99.95x) + 5
The 1.08 in the answer choice represents the total tax rate (100% + 8% = 108%). Therefore, multiplying the room charge by 1.08, instead of 0.08, takes both the initial room charge and the tax into account.
So, answer choice (B) correctly represents Aaron's total charge for staying x nights.