The price of a pair of headphones is $49.99 before tax. ron bought the headphones for a 50% discount. he then paid sales tax of 8% on the discounted price. part a: how much did ron pay in sales tax? show all work and steps in your solution. (5 points) part b: what is the total amount that ron paid for the headphones? show all work and steps in your solution. (5 points)

answer set (b) 0.5, 3/4 80% is in order from least to greatest.  

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in order to compare rational numbers to each other, it is much easier if they are in the same form.   typically, the best form in which to evaluate rational numbers is in decimals.   in order to convert a percent to a decimal, you would divide the given percentage by 100.   you can also accomplish the conversion by moving the decimal point over two places to the left.   for example, the decimal value of 80% is 80/100, or 0.8.   in order to convert a fraction to a decimal, you need to divide the numerator by the denominator.   for example, 3/4 is 0.75.   so, for choice (b) 0.5 3/4 (0.75), 80% (0.8) is the only choice in which the numbers are in order from least to greatest.  

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