The sales-tax rate was 8%.Benito bought a model train for $8.29. How much was the tax on the train?

You are remodeling your kitchen. you’ve contacted two tiling companies who gladly told you how long it took their workers to tile of a similar size jim completed half the floor in 8 hours. pete completed half of the other floor in 7 hours. if pete can lay 20 more tiles per hour than jim, at what rate can jim lay tiles

Ametal rod needs to be 9 feet and 5.5 inches in length. the sections of the poles being used are each 1 foot and 10.5 inches long. how many 1ft 10.5in sections would be needed to complete the 9ft 5.5in metal rod? and how many inches of material will be left?

Aclassmate thinks that solving a system by graphing gives an exact answer when the lines appear to cross at a grid point, but only an approximate answer when they don't. explain why this isn't true.