General Information
Related Benchmarks:
MA.912.A.3.4
Reporting Category: Algebra
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
Taylor has a total of $25 to spend on dinner, which includes a 6.5% sales tax and a 20% tip.
Taylor used the inequality shown below to calculate the amount in dollars, a, she can spend
before tax and tip.
Which of the following shows the solution to this inequality?
1.2(a + 0.065a) ≤ 25
Answer Options:
A. a ≤ 22.74
B. a ≤ 22.34
C. a ≤ 19.76
D. a ≤ 19.56
B. a ≤ 22.34
C. a ≤ 19.76
D. a ≤ 19.56
Answer Key:
D
Item Context:
Social Studies/Consumerism