Alana found a sofa she wants to buy for her new apartment. the sofa cost $950.00 plus tax if alana paid $999.40 for the sofa, what percent sales tax did she pay? ?

James wants to promote his band on the internet. site a offers website hosting for $4.95 per month with a $49.95 startup fee. site b offers website hosting for $9.95 per month with no startup fee. for how many months would james need to keep the website for site a to be a better choice than site b? define a variable for the situation. write an inequality that represents the situation. solve the inequality to find out how many months he needs to keep the website for site a to be less expensive than site b. using words, describe how many months he needs to keep the website for site a to be less expensive than site b.

Last month, a 770 g box of cereal was sold at a grocery store for $3.10. however, this month, the cereal manufacturer launched the same cereal in a 640 g box, which is being sold at $2.50. what is the percent change in the unit price?

Due to bad planning, two of the local schools have their annual plays on the same weekend. while 457 people attend one, and 372 attend the other, only 104 people were able to attend both. how many people went to at least one play?