Question

A transportation company charges $x$ for a kg. It also charges a sales tax on the things per kg and a fixed amount for a lot. If the total amount, in dollars paid at the time of transportation is given by the expression $1.07x+17$, then what is the sales tax, expressed as a percentage of the base price?

• A. $0.07\%$
• B. $1.07\%$
• C. $7\%$
• D. $17\%$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$7\%$

Given that transporter company charges $x$ for a kg and its also charges sale tax on the things per kg and a fixed amount for lot.

As per given expression $1.07x+17$ total amount in dollars paid at time of transportation.

In this expression $17$ is the fixed amount for lot and $1.07x$ is the total charges of $1$ kg with sales tax.

Then $x$ is the charges of transportation of $1$ kg and $0.07x$ is sales tax on it.

Percent sales tax $=$ $0.07\times 100=7$