Aaron is staying at a hotel that charges $99.95 per night plus tax for a room. A tax of 8% is applied to the room rate, and an additional onetime untaxed fee of $5.00 is charged by the hotel. Which of the following represents Aaron’s total charge, in dollars, for staying x nights?
Take this in pieces:
Room Cost: 99.95x
Tax on Room 1.08(99.95x)
Add on $5 which is untaxed: 1.08(99.95x) + 5
- The Room cost equals 99.95 times x where x is the number of rooms
- We express an 8% tax by multiplying the room cost by 1.08
- Finally, we add on $5, which is untaxed
Take this in pieces:
Room Cost: 99.95x
Tax on Room 1.08(99.95x)
Add on $5 which is untaxed: 1.08(99.95x) + 5