Benchmark 1 - big ideas math - grade 7
24. jack's mother is 44 years old. she is 4 years older than 8 times jack's age. the
equation 8a + 4 = 44 represents this situation.
how old is jack?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 9
d.13

Jack is five. so, it's A

Step-by-step explanation:

subtract 4 from both sides of the equation. You can cancel out the four on the left, and get 40 on the right (since you took four away from 44.)

Then, divide by 8 on both sides. The eight is canceled out on the left. eight goes into 40 five times, meaning a=5.

the final amount you will pay is $68.04.

the tip is determined by the pre-tax amount, so we calculate the tip based on the original bill, not after we've added sales tax.

to find the tip:

we can divide 54.00 by 100 to get 1% of 54. then we multiply that by 18.

54 / 100 = .54

.54 x 18 = 9.72

tip = 9.72$

to find the tax:

we can divide 54.00 by 100 to get 1% of 54. then we can multiply that by 8 to get 8%.

54 / 100 = .54

.54 x 8 = 4.32

tax= 4.32

now we can add the tip and tax to the bill to get our total.

54 + 9.72 + 4.32 = 68.04

total: $68.04

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