#1 Enter your answer and show all the steps that you use to solve this problem in the space provided.
In 2000, the circulation of a local newspaper was 3,250. In 2001, its circulation was 3,640. In 2002, the circulation was 4,100.
Find the percent of increase in the newspaper’s circulation from 2000 to 2001 and from 2001 to 2002.
Which period had a higher percent of increase, 2000 to 2001, or 2001 to 2002?
#2 Enter your answer and show all the steps that you use to solve this problem in the space provided.
Tom buys a shirt for $22.00 plus 7% sales tax. His cousin buys a shirt for $18.00 plus 4% sales tax.
How much do Tom and his cousin pay for the shirts? Show your work.
Who spent more on tax?
% chage = (actual change) / (starting value) * 100%
$22.00 plus 7% sales tax
22.00 * 1.07
and similarly for the cousin
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#1 To find the percent of increase in the newspaper's circulation from 2000 to 2001 and from 2001 to 2002, we can use the following formula:
Percent increase = (New value - Old value) / Old value * 100
From 2000 to 2001:
Old value = 3,250
New value = 3,640
Percent increase from 2000 to 2001 = (3,640 - 3,250) / 3,250 * 100 = 390 / 3,250 * 100 = 12%
From 2001 to 2002:
Old value = 3,640
New value = 4,100
Percent increase from 2001 to 2002 = (4,100 - 3,640) / 3,640 * 100 = 460 / 3,640 * 100 = 12.6%
To compare the percent increases, we can see that the increase from 2001 to 2002 (12.6%) is higher than the increase from 2000 to 2001 (12%). Therefore, the period from 2001 to 2002 had a higher percent of increase.
#2 To calculate how much Tom and his cousin pay for the shirts, we need to add the cost of the shirt to the sales tax.
For Tom:
Shirt cost = $22.00
Sales tax rate = 7%
Sales tax amount = Shirt cost * Sales tax rate = 22.00 * 0.07 = $1.54
Total amount paid by Tom = Shirt cost + Sales tax amount = 22.00 + 1.54 = $23.54
For Tom's cousin:
Shirt cost = $18.00
Sales tax rate = 4%
Sales tax amount = Shirt cost * Sales tax rate = 18.00 * 0.04 = $0.72
Total amount paid by Tom's cousin = Shirt cost + Sales tax amount = 18.00 + 0.72 = $18.72
Therefore, Tom paid $23.54 for his shirt, and his cousin paid $18.72 for his shirt.
To determine who spent more on tax, we compare the sales tax amounts. In this case, Tom spent $1.54 on tax, while his cousin spent $0.72 on tax. Therefore, Tom spent more on tax.