Maria 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 onetime untaxed fee of $5.00 is charged by the hotel. Which of the following represents Maria’s total charge, in dollars, for staying x nights?
(99.95 + 0.08x) + 5
1.08(99.95x) + 5
1.08(99.95x + 5)
1.08(99.95 + 5)x
Incorrect. The expression includes tax on the fee, and the hotel does not charge tax on the $5.00 fee.
So
1.08(99.95x) + 5