Is the amount of tax collected proportional to the cost of an item after tax has been added?

The contents of 3838 cans of coke have a mean of x¯¯¯=12.15x¯=12.15. assume the contents of cans of coke have a normal distribution with standard deviation of σ=0.12.σ=0.12. find the value of the test statistic zz for the claim that the population mean is μ=12.μ=12.

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Melanie is buying a bathing suit that costs 39.99. she is given a discount at the cash register of $6.00 when she scratched 15% off on a game piece for a store promotion. what will the sale price of melanie’s bathing suit be?