Apair of shoes costs $30.99 and the state sales tax is 5%. use the formula c = p + rp to find the total cost of the shoes, where c is the total cost, p is the price, and r is the sales tax rate.. a. $46.49. b. $35.99. c. $41.24. d. $32.54

c-4 is the final answer! : )

the simplified form is

step-by-step explanation:

we want to simplify the expression,

let us change the middle bar to a normal division sign to obtain,

we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction to obtain,

we factor to obtain,

we cancel the common factors to get,

we simplify to get,

the correct answer is b