Problem. the cost of an item with an 8% sales tax. write an expression to represent the cost of an item. second part of question is the cost of an $85 item my 11 year old granddaughter says it means what is the amount before adding 8%. meaning it would be c-8%. is she right?

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correct choice is b

step-by-step explanation:

when you calculate the average rate of change of a function, you are finding the slope of the secant line between the two points. for the function the average rate of change from point to point can be calculated as

to find the average rate of change from day 2 to day 10, note that at day 2, 8 houses were sold, so a(2,8) and at day 10, 2 houses were sold, so b(10,2). thus,