In the apex republic, 8% of the population was unemployed in may of 2006. if there were 176,000,000 people willing and able to work in the apex republic during that month, how many people were unemployed?

Max and brenda went shopping for a table. they found one that they like. the cost is $150.00 but there is a 25% off sale and they need to add 8% to the local sales tax. max multiplied 150 x 0.75 to get the cost. he then multiplied the discounted amount by 1.08 to find the total cost. what was max’s total cost? brenda multiplied 150 x 25% and subtracted that amount from 150. she then multiplied the discounted price by 8%. she added the discounted price and the tax amount together to get the total cost. what was brenda’s total cost? how come the answers are the same?