document.write( "Question 1195965: Mrs. Herrera is buying one piece of candy for each of the
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document.write( "students who have 100% attendance. The number of
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document.write( "students in Mrs. Herrera’s math classes that have perfect
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document.write( "attendance is 2 x sqrt(169)-1
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document.write( ". The candy costs $0.79 each, plus
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document.write( "7% tax. How much money does it cost for Mrs. Herrera to
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document.write( "purchase candy for her math students with perfect
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document.write( "attendance?
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document.write( "Ⓐ $19.75
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document.write( "Ⓑ $19.82
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document.write( "Ⓒ $20.45
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document.write( "Ⓓ $21.13 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #828612 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2 * sqrt(169) - 1 is equal to 2 * 13 - 1 which is equal to 26 -1 which is equal to 25. \n" ); document.write( "25 * .79 is equal to 19.75. \n" ); document.write( "tax on 19.75 is .07 * 19.75 = 1.3825. \n" ); document.write( "add that to 19.75 to get 21.1325. \n" ); document.write( "round that to the nearest penny to get 21.13. \n" ); document.write( "that would be selection D.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |