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Idont understand math at all! : o( use this scenario to answer the remaining questions: brenton purchased a new bedroom set for $4,500.00. he lives in arizona and pays a 8.75% sales tax. if he made a 50% down payment and financed the rest, what amount did he finance? what is the total sales tax brenton will pay? enter your answer in currency format, round to the nearest cent. what was brenton's total amount financed? enter your answer in currency format, round to the nearest cent.

Dexter read 11 science fiction books and 5 history books. lena read 9 science fiction books and 4 history books. compare the students’ ratios of science fiction books to history books. 1. determine the ratios’ form:    science fiction books to history books 2. write the ratios as fractions:    dexter: 115; lena: 94 3. rewrite with a common denominator. 4. compare. 5. answer the question. determine which shows the correct comparison of the ratios for this problem.

Which part of a 2-column proof is the hypothesis of the conjecture? a) given b) reasons c) prove d) statements ! i think it's b but i'm not quite