madison paid $53.58 in sales tax on her books. the sales tax was 8.6% of the cost of the books. how much did madison's books cost before tax?

Kinu wants to buy topsoil for a section of her garden that has the dimensions shown in the figure. each bag covers 2 square yards. how many bags of topsoil should kinu buy? explain how you found the answer.

Ateacher asked his students to vote for an animal to be their class pet. five-eighteenths of the students voted for a rabbit, voted for a snake, and voted for a hamster. which statement is true? more students voted for a hamster than a snake. more students voted for a snake than a rabbit. more students voted for a rabbit than a hamster. more students voted for a snake than a hamster.

What is the slope of the equation y =