SOLUTION: Please help me with this question: You want to buy a newly released CD. The CD costs $14.95 plus 5.5% tax. Write an expression that represents how much money in dollars you need

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Question 495370: Please help me with this question:
You want to buy a newly released CD. The CD costs $14.95 plus 5.5% tax. Write an expression that represents how much money in dollars you need to buy the CD.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You want to buy a newly released CD. The CD costs $14.95 plus 5.5% tax. Write an expression that represents how much money in dollars you need to buy the CD.
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Cost = 14.95 + 0.055*14.95
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OR
Cost = (1.055)*14.95
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Cheers,
Stan H.